IR sensor design insight from missile plume prediction models

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4718, Issue , 2002, Pages 289-300

  Rapanotti, John ^a   Gilbert, Bruno ^a   Richer, Guy ^a   Stowe, Robert ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Detection; IR sensor; Missile; Propellant; Threat; UV sensor

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROPELLANTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

INFRARED SENSOR; MISSILE PLUME;

MISSILES;

EID: 0036916231     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.478816     Document Type: Conference Paper

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