Multisensor seeker for medium-range air-to-air missiles

D. V. Chandra

doi:10.1117/12.34729

1 October 1990 Multisensor seeker for medium-range air-to-air missiles

D. V. Chandra

Proceedings Volume 1306, Sensor Fusion III; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.34729
Event: 1990 Technical Symposium on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1990, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Typically, air-to-air missiles built to this day use either radar or infrared guidance to steer a missile on to the target. This paper presents the development of a multisensor seeker for medium range air-to-air missiles which would contain active infrared (IR) and radio frequency (RF) modes, as well as passive IR and RF modes. The principal technology issues identified, and techniques proposed include a cylindrically shaped, frequency scanned, conformal RF antenna array and a gimballed heterodyne/direct double detector IR sensor in an array configuration. The IR sensor consists of a dual active/passive imaging system mounted on a gimballed platform, substituted at the focal plane of the optical system. Alternative design options for both RF and IR sensors are also suggested.

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D. V. Chandra "Multisensor seeker for medium-range air-to-air missiles", Proc. SPIE 1306, Sensor Fusion III, (1 October 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.34729

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