Open Ocean Effectiveness of the Electro-Optical Tactical Decision Aid Mark 111

This report presents a case study of the Electro-Optical Tactical Decision Aid (EOTDA) version 3.0. Detection range data from an airborne forward- looking infrared (FLIR) sensor looking for a ship target in the open ocean off the coast of Monterey, California, are compared to the detection range pre...

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1. Verfasser:	McGrath, Charles P
Format:	Report
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACCURACY AIRBORNE ANTISHIP WARFARE BACKGROUND CALIFORNIA CASE STUDIES CEILING CLEAR WEATHER CLOUDS Computer Programming and Software DECISION AIDS ELECTROOPTICS ENVIRONMENTS EOTDA(ELECTRO- OPTICAL TACTICAL DIVISION AID) FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED SYSTEMS INFRARED DETECTION Infrared Detection and Detectors Marine Engineering OCEANS OPEN WATER OPTICS PE62435N PREDICTIONS RADIANCE RANGE(DISTANCE) SHIP DETECTION SHIP TARGETS SHIPS SKY STRATUS CLOUDS TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE TARGETS TEST AND EVALUATION WATER WEATHER
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Zusammenfassung:	This report presents a case study of the Electro-Optical Tactical Decision Aid (EOTDA) version 3.0. Detection range data from an airborne forward- looking infrared (FLIR) sensor looking for a ship target in the open ocean off the coast of Monterey, California, are compared to the detection range predictions of the EOTDA. The results show reasonable accuracy during the clear weather portion of the tests, but the EOTDA grossly overpredicted detection ranges when a stratus cloud ceiling prevailed. The portion of the code most responsible for the overprediction is not known, but the background models are suspect. Further investigation of the water, sky, and cloud radiance models of the EOTDA is recommended, especially in the marine environment.