Signature Analysis

A “signature” is the scientific understanding of how an object appears throughout the electro-magnetic spectrum. The signature includes its visible color, ultra-violet reflectivity, infrared emission characteristics and radar reflectivity. You must know a military object’s signature to determine how detectable that object is to a range of threat sensors.

OptiMetrics has long experience in the measurement and modeling of signatures and the development of countermeasures (CMs) to minimize vehicle signatures. We have developed models of missile plume signatures: HALT-R (High Altitude Laser Transmission and Radiance) and MPLUME (Missile Plume). We have also developed a signature optimization model that integrates with widely used signature codes: SPIRITS, GTSIG and PRISM. We have created a camouflage pattern design tool, Camo-TK.

Applications:

• Increase system survivability by minimizing the detectability of combat vehicles
• Design countermeasure systems
• Design missile detection systems

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Combat Vehicle Survivability

• Overview
• Survivability Systems SETA
• Active Protection Systems
• Smoke and Obscurant Systems
• Signature Analysis
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