SCITEC INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: MDA06-T010

Description

Live Fire testing of MANPADS to evaluate system performance and collection of ground truth data for system/threat model development is an expensive effort, so it is required to verify instrumentation is working accurately prior t the test event. The CRRTS system will provide the radiometric and timing sources required to characterize the radiometric responses of adjunct sensors as well as their time tagging accuracy. Additionally, CRRTS will provide a readiness check for all range radiometric instrumentation. Based on current atmospheric conditions, spectral band, and source output, the expected irradiance at the aperture of the instrument will be calculated and compared to the measured. The CRRTS checks will occur prior to the test event and will provide a readiness check of the instruments, which will verify the instruments are setup and operating correctly. The collected file will be provided to the onsite data analysis team to be reviewed to verify data format. Two CRRTS systems and a spare lamp module will be fabricated, characterized, integrated into JSIS, and demonstrated.