Overview

Included in degrees & certificates

• 293
• 592

Prerequisites

• EC2200
• EC2650

Learning Outcomes

·       Understand the quantities of radiation and the concept of a blackbody radiator;

·       Calculate the surface irradiance at the entrance aperture of a sensor;

·       Compare the target radiation signature for various targets of opportunity including missile seeker domes, aircraft surfaces, jet engine nozzles etc.;

·       Define and quantify the optical properties of the atmosphere including Rayleigh, aerosol scattering effects and turbulence;

·       Define the background spectral radiance properties including the refection and emissivity characteristics for identification;

·       Calculate the detection performance of an infrared sensor for both an analog processor and a digital processor including the probability of false alarm and the probability of detection;

·       Develop the signal to noise relationship starting with the fundamental properties of the targets and the parameters of the system design;

·       Use the detectivity of a detector to define the wavelength band of interest that must be targeted;

·       Calculate numerical examples of minimum resolvable temperature. (10) Design an infrared search and track system using electro-optical scanning and staring sensors;

·       Consider shipboard, airborne and space-based search and track system designs.