Author :
Kreiss, William ; Lanich, William ; Niple, Edward
Author_Institution :
Horizons Technol. Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
The authors report on a workstation that delivers the Infrared Atmospherics and Signatures Prediction Model (IASPM) hosted on a transportable unit, giving a rich assortment of tabular and 2-D/3-D graphical soft-copy/hard-copy outputs. Originally geared to support IRSTS planners and analysts, IASPM has broader applications as a common reference and tool for electro-optical sensor developers, vehicle signature experts, propulsion signature experts, vehicle designers, and weapons system planners. It provides a means of disseminating this information in a practicable form to avionics designers, specifiers, buyers, suppliers, operators, maintainers, strategists and tacticians. The features of IASPM described in detail include the Spectral IR Imaging of Targets and Scenes (SPIRITS) target model, SPIRITS databases, SPIRITS geometric modeling, exhaust plume modeling, background scenes, atmospheric models, the sensor model, expert features, and input/output features
Keywords :
aerospace computing; aerospace simulation; electro-optical devices; engineering graphics; engineering workstations; expert systems; infrared imaging; military equipment; Infrared Atmospherics and Signatures Prediction Model; Spectral IR Imaging of Targets and Scenes; aerial targeting workstation; atmospheric models; avionics; background scenes; databases; electro-optical sensor; exhaust plume modelling; expert features; geometric modelling; input/output features; sensor model; target model; Atmospheric modeling; Electrooptic devices; Layout; Predictive models; Propulsion; Sensor systems and applications; Solid modeling; Vehicles; Weapons; Workstations;
