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Airframe
Aircraft Mass, Length,
Flare Signature vs Aspect Autopilot Wing Config.
Signature vs Time Pos’n vs Time PN Coeff.
Pos’n vs Time
Seeker
Detector, ECCMs,
Tracker
Countermeasure May
Generate Angle Track Error
In Seeker
2000
Scanning
Imagers
1980s/90s
Cross Array/Rosette
Flare CCMs
1970/80
Cooled
Con Scan
1960s
Uncooled Spin Scan Courtesy LAIRCM SPO, AFRL
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Spinning Reticle AM Tracker – 1st Gen
AKA Spin Scan
Graphic: “Surface Based Air Defense System Analysis” By. H.M. Macfadzeqn
Graphic: “The Infra-Red Handbook” Edited By W.L Wolfe And G.J. Zessis
Error Signal
Position
Drive
Detector Preamp
Band- Band- Error Signal
AGC Phase
Pass Demod Pass
Detector
Filter Filter
20
15
10 10
5
1 2 3 4
Aircraft 0
Time (sec)
Flare Peak
A Standard Flare
40.0
30.0
10.0
0.0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Wavelength (micrometers)
Modulation Scheme
Radiant Intensity
Vs Wavelength Time Sequence
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IR Seeking Missile Reality
The second
missile missed
Countermeasure May
Generate Angle Track Error
In Seeker
4000 w/str
600
Distance
Flare Deployment
500 6 flares
0.5 sec spacing
MissMiss
400
Random Parameters
300 (Monte Carlo Selection)
Missile Velocity
0
600 to 1000 m/s
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Launch Distance
• 2000 to 4000 m
Missile Velocity
• 600 to 1000 m/s
120.0
100.0
80.0
60.0
40.0
20.0
0.0
100.0
90.0
Missile Miss Distance (m)
80.0
70.0 Miss Distance:
60.0 Average = 57.9 m
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
Outboard
10.0
Inboard Last Mode:
0.0 100% In Search
1200 1250 1300 1350 1400
Missile Launch Range (m)
Miss Distance Depends Somewhat on Launch Range (ie Relative AM and Spin Scan Phase)
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Typical Rosette Scans (Multiple Spinning Optics)
0.500
42.0 Hz 0.000
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
-0.500
-1.000
1.000
43.5 Hz 0.000
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
-0.500
-1.000
1.000
0.500
45.0 Hz 0.000
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
-0.500
-1.000
Time (Sec)
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Swept AM vs Rosette
Miss distance dependence on missile launch range in tail chase geometry
Swept AM vs Rosette
160.0
140.0
Missile Miss Distance (m)
120.0
60.0
40.0
20.0
Outboard Last Mode:
Inboard
0.0 50% In Search
1200 1250 1300 1350 1400
-20.0
Missile Launch Range (m)
Miss Distance Depends Substantially on Launch Range (ie Relative AM and Rosette Phase)
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Swept AM vs Rosette Effectiveness
Average Missile Miss Distance (m)
350.0
300.0
250.0
200.0
150.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
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