Target acquisition performance modeling of infrared imaging systems: Past, present, and future

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-40

  Ratches, James A ^a   Vollmerhausen, Richard H ^a   Driggers, Ronald G ^a  

^a NIGHT VISION AND ELECTRONIC SENSORS DIRECTORATE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared imaging; Modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002263712     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2001.923585     Document Type: Article

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