Electro-optical missile plume detection

Filip P. Neele; Ric M.A. Schleijpen

doi:10.1117/12.487510

5 September 2003 Electro-optical missile plume detection

Filip P. Neele, Ric M.A. Schleijpen

Proceedings Volume 5075, Targets and Backgrounds IX: Characterization and Representation; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.487510
Event: AeroSense 2003, 2003, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Missile warning systems operating in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum have become a common part of the suite of self-defence systems of modern aircraft. These systems have a low false alarm rate and a detection range of several kilometers against man-portable surface-to-air missiles. The performance of the missile warning systems depends on several factors, including weather and threat type. This paper uses a generaic missile warning sensor and a recently developed model to predict missile plume UV radiance, to demonstrate the variability in detection range for a number of typical threats, weather types, aircraft speeds and warning system lay-outs. The variation in sensor performance present in the results shows that an assessment of the level of platform self-protection prior to each mission should be performed.

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Filip P. Neele and Ric M.A. Schleijpen "Electro-optical missile plume detection", Proc. SPIE 5075, Targets and Backgrounds IX: Characterization and Representation, (5 September 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.487510

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