Description and performance of a 256 x 256 electrically heated pixel IR scene generator

Stephen Paul Lake; Alan P. Pritchard; Ian M. Sturland; Anthony R. Murray; Anthony J. Prescott; David W. Gough

doi:10.1117/12.45770

1 July 1991 Description and performance of a 256 x 256 electrically heated pixel IR scene generator

Stephen Paul Lake, Alan P. Pritchard, Ian M. Sturland, Anthony R. Murray, Anthony J. Prescott, David W. Gough

Proceedings Volume 1486, Characterization, Propagation, and Simulation of Sources and Backgrounds; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.45770
Event: Orlando '91, 1991, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A Thermal Picture Synthesis (TPS) system for displaying real-time IR scenes, for application in hardware-in-the-loop seeker head evaluation, is described. This device uses improved fabrication and addressing technologies. In operation, both the TPS and missile seeker head are mounted to a flight table and synthetically generated IR imagery is presented to the missile from the TPS. The missile 'flight' and the IR scene are controlled and updated in real time by computer, allowing closed-loop evaluation of seekers under laboratory conditions.

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Stephen Paul Lake, Alan P. Pritchard, Ian M. Sturland, Anthony R. Murray, Anthony J. Prescott, and David W. Gough "Description and performance of a 256 x 256 electrically heated pixel IR scene generator", Proc. SPIE 1486, Characterization, Propagation, and Simulation of Sources and Backgrounds, (1 July 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.45770

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