Patent ID: 8675183
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: F41F,F41G,G01C,G01S,G06F,G09B

Abstract:
1. A method for simulating the signature of a missile threat, comprising: displaying, by a processor, a video scene on a graphical user interface (GUI) of an imaging device, the video scene including a target at an unknown range; adjusting, by the processor, an acquisition window within the GUI to fit the target, wherein the acquisition window expands at a non-linear rate within the GUI to fit the target in response to a user actuating a control for a length of time; determining, by the processor, an angle subtended by the largest dimension of the target based on the acquisition window in response to the user actuating the control; determining, by the processor, a largest dimension of the target based on received user input after the user actuates the control; estimating, by the processor, the range of the target from the largest dimension of the target and the angle subtended by the largest dimension of the target viewed from the acquisition window; determining, by the processor, an electromagnetic emission profile of a missile plume from a launched missile based on the estimated range to the target; and radiating electromagnetic energy having characteristics emulating a missile threat signature based on the determined electromagnetic emission profile of the missile plume.