Imaging autotracker technology for guided missile systems

Ricky Keith Hammon; Monte Keith Helton

doi:10.1117/12.45702

1 August 1991 Imaging autotracker technology for guided missile systems

Ricky Keith Hammon, Monte Keith Helton

Proceedings Volume 1482, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing V; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.45702
Event: Orlando '91, 1991, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Imaging autotracker technology is an area vital to numerous current and future Army programs. As advancements in infrared detector technology provide sensors with higher resolution and increased sensitivity, parallel advancements in target tracker technology will be required in order to achieve full benefit from these new generation devices. Key technical areas being researched include algorithms for terminal aim point selection, automatic reacquisition of low signature targets in high clutter, and continuous tracking of intermittently or partially obscured targets in dirty battlefield conditions. Research on improved tracking processors and devices for real-time algorithm implementation is being done in conjunction with the algorithm studies. This paper presents an overview of this work with particular emphasis on terminal homing autotracker technology.

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Ricky Keith Hammon and Monte Keith Helton "Imaging autotracker technology for guided missile systems", Proc. SPIE 1482, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing V, (1 August 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.45702

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