A Dynamic Simulator For Infrared Trackers

U. Agam; L. Ziph; N. Fontyn; E. Gal

doi:10.1117/12.941814

10 November 1987 A Dynamic Simulator For Infrared Trackers

U. Agam, L. Ziph, N. Fontyn, E. Gal

Proceedings Volume 0819, Infrared Technology XIII; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.941814
Event: 31st Annual Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Sciences and Engineering, 1987, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A laboratory simulator for dynamic infrared scenes was built and used for evaluation of a FLIR tracker. Background and targets were simulated by separate fine mesh patterns. These are made by a special process enabling one to simulate real or synthetic (computer generated) infrared scenes. The set-up can be controlled to simulate target movements against a background in two degrees of freedom. The set-up also simulates independent tracker movements. The problems of superpositioning the target on the background in such a way that the target will not appear semitransparent, was achieved by meticulous set-up design. The simulator was used to measure the dependence of the performance of a FLIP tracker on: clutter, background temperature, target contrast, target movements, target range, and line of sight movement and vibrations. The paper describes set-up design considerations, target and background model fabrication methods and experimental test data.

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U. Agam, L. Ziph, N. Fontyn, and E. Gal "A Dynamic Simulator For Infrared Trackers", Proc. SPIE 0819, Infrared Technology XIII, (10 November 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.941814

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