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Missile guidance seeker and seeker missile countermeasures system testing appartatus with co-location and independent motion of target sources

  • US 5,592,850 A
  • Filed: 06/27/1994
  • Issued: 01/14/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Missile heat seeker and heat seeking missile countermeasures testing apparatus comprising the combination of:

  • a hot target image simulating source of radiant energy movably disposed within the viewing field of a test missile guidance system;

    a hot countermeasures image simulating source of radiant energy disposed in movable image relationship with said hot target image simulating source of radiant energy and within the viewing field of said test missile guidance system;

    first externally controllable image determining means connected with said hot target image simulating source of radiant energy for positioning, moving, and additionally controlling the hot target image in response to a first testing algorithm;

    second externally controllable image determining means connected with said hot countermeasures image simulating source of radiant energy for positioning, moving, and additionally controlling the hot countermeasures image in response to a second testing algorithm;

    responsive means connected with said test missile guidance system for physically positioning and moving said test missile guidance system relative to said hot target image and said hot countermeasures image in response to signals from said test missile guidance system generated in response to said hot target image and said hot countermeasures image; and

    means for evaluating the response of said test missile guidance system to changes in input data provided to either of said first and second testing algorithms.

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