Title

Point-Spread Function And Mtf Characterization Of The Kinetic-Kill-Vehicle Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation (Khils) Infrared-Laser Scene Projector

Abstract

A Scophony Infrared Scene Projector (IRSP) is being used at Wright Laboratories Armament Directorate, Guided Interceptor Technology Branch, Eglin AFB, to evaluate thermal-imaging guidance systems. This hardware-in-the-loop testing system reduces the number of necessary field trials and has potential for in-laboratory simulation where the performance of entire seeker systems can be analyzed. The performance of an optical system, in terms of such characteristics as wavefront error, resolution, and transfer factor, can be measured with knowledge of the system MTF and PSF performance. A slow-scan calibration system was used to measure an image plane of the IRSP under three separate configurations of the system. MTFs and PSFs were derived for the IRSP without the use of the scatter screen, with the scatter screen in place, and with the scatter screen rotating.

Publication Date

1-1-1993

Publication Title

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volume

1969

Number of Pages

270-284

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Identifier

scopus

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154720

Socpus ID

0027837502 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0027837502

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