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Title: Testing methods for sensor test and evaluation using the DNA nuclear infrared clutter simulator. Technical report, 17 August 1993-16 December 1994

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:479115

The purpose of this interim report is to document methods that have been developed for the test and evaluation of interceptor and surveillance sensor systems using the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) Nuclear Infrared Clutter Simulator (NICS) system. The methods presented here have been developed on DNA contract DNA 001-93-C-0145, Applications of the Nuclear Infrared Clutter Simulator (ANICS) program. The methods have evolved as the result of experience gained over the course of multiple NICS sensor focal plane array (FPA) test campaigns and the subsequent data analysis necessary to evaluate FPA and modeled sensor performance. Methods documented here are applicable to sensor testing with either the original NICS static display optical configuration or the new dynamic display optical configuration. The original bench is referred to as the NICS Static Display Bench, while the newest optical bench is referred to as the Dynamic Display Bench. The latter configuration utilizes DNA Nuclear Optical Dynamic Display System (NODDS) technology, which provides the sensor under test with dynamic infrared optical scenarios.

Research Organization:
Mission Research Corp., Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
OSTI ID:
479115
Report Number(s):
AD-A-321645/4/XAB; MRC-R-1489; CNN: Contract DNA001-93-C-0145; TRN: 71180549
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Feb 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English