Virtual MRTD experiments

Authors

Eddie Jacobs, U.S. Army Night Vision & Electronic Sensors DirectorateFollow
Ronald Driggers, U.S. Army Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate
Tim Edwards, U.S. Army Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate
Jae Cha, U.S. Army Night Vision & Electronic Sensors DirectorateFollow

Abstract

Virtual minimum resolvable temperature difference (MRTD) measurements have been performed on an infrared sensor simulation based on FLIR 92 input parameters. By using this simulation, it is possible to perform virtual laboratory experiments on simulated sensors. As part of the validation of this simulation, a series of MRTD experiments were conducted on simulated and real sensors. This paper describes the methodology for the sensor simulation. The experimental procedures for both real and simulated MRTD are presented followed by a comparison and analysis of the results. The utility of the simulation in assessing the performance of current and notional sensors is discussed.

Publication Title

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Recommended Citation

Jacobs, E., Driggers, R., Edwards, T., & Cha, J. (1999). Virtual MRTD experiments. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 74-80. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/facpubs/14402