Acoustic detection and localization from a tethered aerostat during the NATO TG-53 test

C. Reiff; M. Scanlon; J. Noble

doi:10.1117/12.669710

2 May 2006 Acoustic detection and localization from a tethered aerostat during the NATO TG-53 test

C. Reiff, M. Scanlon, J. Noble

Proceedings Volume 6231, Unattended Ground, Sea, and Air Sensor Technologies and Applications VIII; 623104 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669710
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

Acoustic sensors mounted to a tethered aerostat detect and localize transient signals from mortars, artillery, C-4, propane cannon, and small arms fire. Significant enhancements to soldier lethality and survivability can be gained when using the aerostat array to detect, localize, and cue an aerial imager to a weapon's launch site, or use the aerostat's instantaneous position and orientation to calculate a vector solution to the ground coordinates of the launch site for threat neutralization. The prototype aerostat-mounted array was tested at Yuma Proving Grounds (YPG) as part of the NATO TG-53 signature collection exercise. Acoustic wave form data was collected simultaneously with aerostat and ground-based sensor arrays for comparing wind noise, signal to noise related parameters, and atmospheric effects on propagation to an elevated array. A test description and summary of localization accuracy will be presented for various altitudes, ranges to target, and under differing meteorological conditions.

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C. Reiff, M. Scanlon, and J. Noble "Acoustic detection and localization from a tethered aerostat during the NATO TG-53 test", Proc. SPIE 6231, Unattended Ground, Sea, and Air Sensor Technologies and Applications VIII, 623104 (2 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669710

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