Patent ID: 8447563

Claim:
A system for evaluating a target locator system, the system comprising: a display; at least one user input device; a controller operatively coupled to the display and the at least one input device; a memory accessible by the controller; and laser targeting software stored on the memory for execution by the controller, the laser targeting software including a graphical user interface presented on the display, the graphical user interface including: a first portion presenting at least one input for at least one source characteristic of a laser source; a second portion presenting at least one input for at least one detector characteristic of a detection system; a third portion presenting at least one input for at least one target characteristic of a target object; and a fourth portion presenting at least one input for at least one environment characteristic of an environment surrounding the target object; and processing sequences to determine a probability of detection of the target object illuminated by the laser source with the detection system over a plurality of ranges from the target object to the detection system, the probability of detection being based on the at least one source characteristic, the at least one detector characteristic, the at least one target characteristic, and the at least one environment characteristic.