Evaluation and test of near-infrared CCD sensors for improved guidance of air-to-surface missiles

Richard V. Sluman; Thomas Burns

doi:10.1117/12.178941

5 July 1994 Evaluation and test of near-infrared CCD sensors for improved guidance of air-to-surface missiles

Richard V. Sluman, Thomas Burns

Proceedings Volume 2221, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing VIII; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.178941
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Today's rapid technological developments and limited defense resources require the armed forces to upgrade their current weapons with the newly available sensors. These sensors often have lower production costs, higher reliability, as well as improved performance. Charged coupled device (CCD) passive imaging sensors provide these improvements over the older style vidicon imaging tubes. In addition, the device's sensitivity in the infrared portion of the spectrum offers a potential benefit of penetrating haze and aerosols inherent in a battlefield situation. The theoretical improvements cannot be realized without carefully integrating the new technology with the existing aircraft displays as well as considering the human factors impact of the weapon system officers interpretation of the very near-infrared image. This paper describes the approach, problems encountered, and results of evaluation of a new CCD seeker for the AGM-130 weapon system.

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Richard V. Sluman and Thomas Burns "Evaluation and test of near-infrared CCD sensors for improved guidance of air-to-surface missiles", Proc. SPIE 2221, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing VIII, (5 July 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.178941

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