Patent ID: 7427947

Claim:
A method of assessing the effectiveness of jamming provided by an electronic warfare platform, said method comprising: determining a radar coverage volume for a threat emitter system detected by said electronic warfare platform using an electronic warfare system residing within said electronic warfare platform wherein said radar coverage volume defines a maximum threat range and a boundary for a scan volume; invoking a jam assessment software program using as an input a set of characteristics particular to a waveform radiated by said threat emitter system to first calculate an in alignment range corresponding to a main beam coverage volume for said threat emitter system in the presence of jamming by said electronic warfare platform, to second calculate a side lobe range corresponding to a side lobe coverage volume for said threat emitter system in the presence of jamming by said electronic warfare platform and to third calculate an out of alignment range corresponding to an out of alignment coverage volume for said threat emitter system in the presence of jamming by said electronic warfare platform where said algorithm uses results from said first, said second and said third calculation to generate a jam acceptability region; comparing said radar coverage volume to a position of a protected entity for determining if said position of said protected entity lies within said radar coverage volume; generating a user display within said electronic warfare system depicting an effectiveness cue corresponding to results from the comparison of said radar volume to the position of said protected entity, and results from invoking said jam assessment software program where said effectiveness cue is used to assess an impact upon the capability of said threat emitter system to detect said protected entity.