Background gradient reduction of an infrared scene projector mounted on a flight motion simulator

Thomas M. Cantey; Mark H. Bowden; Gary Ballard

doi:10.1117/12.784575

11 April 2008 Background gradient reduction of an infrared scene projector mounted on a flight motion simulator

Thomas M. Cantey, Mark H. Bowden, Gary Ballard

Proceedings Volume 6942, Technologies for Synthetic Environments: Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing XIII; 69420Q (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.784575
Event: SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, 2008, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) recently developed an infrared projector mounted on a flight motion simulator (FMS) that is used for hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) testing. The initial application of this system within a HWIL environment required variations in the projected background radiance level to be very low. This paper describes the investigation into the causes of the variations in background radiance levels and the steps employed to reduce the background variance to an acceptable level. Test data collected before and after the corrective techniques are provided. The procedures discussed provide insight into the types of practical problems encountered when integrating infrared scene projector technologies into actual test facilities.

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Thomas M. Cantey, Mark H. Bowden, and Gary Ballard "Background gradient reduction of an infrared scene projector mounted on a flight motion simulator", Proc. SPIE 6942, Technologies for Synthetic Environments: Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing XIII, 69420Q (11 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.784575

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