Initial test of MITA/DIMM with an operational CBP system

Kevin Baldwin; Randall Hanna; Andrea Brown; David Brown; Steven Moyer; Jonathan G. Hixson

doi:10.1117/12.2314659

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4 May 2018 Initial test of MITA/DIMM with an operational CBP system

Kevin Baldwin; Randall Hanna; Andrea Brown; David Brown; Steven Moyer; Jonathan G. Hixson

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Proceedings Volume 10625, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXIX; 106250J (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314659
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2018, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The MITA (Motion Imagery Task Analyzer) project was conceived by CBP OA (Customs and Border Protection - Office of Acquisition) and executed by JHU/APL (Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory) and CERDEC NVESD MSD (Communications and Electronics Research Development Engineering Command Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate Modeling and Simulation Division). The intent was to develop an efficient methodology whereby imaging system performance could be quickly and objectively characterized in a field setting. The initial design, development, and testing spanned a period of approximately 18 months with the initial project coming to a conclusion after testing of the MITA system in June 2017 with a fielded CBP system. The NVESD contribution to MITA was thermally heated target resolution boards deployed to support a range close to the sensor and, when possible, at range with the targets of interest. JHU/APL developed a laser DIMM (Differential Image Motion Monitor) system designed to measure the optical turbulence present along the line of sight of the imaging system during the time of image collection. The imagery collected of the target board was processed to calculate the in situ system resolution. This in situ imaging system resolution and the time-correlated turbulence measured by the DIMM system were used in NV-IPM (Night Vision Integrated Performance Model) to calculate the theoretical imaging system performance. Overall, this proves the MITA concept feasible. However, MITA is still in the initial phases of development and requires further verification and validation to ensure accuracy and reliability of both the instrument and the imaging system performance predictions.

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Kevin Baldwin, Randall Hanna, Andrea Brown, David Brown, Steven Moyer, and Jonathan G. Hixson "Initial test of MITA/DIMM with an operational CBP system", Proc. SPIE 10625, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXIX, 106250J (4 May 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314659