H - - - - … Figure 2. The hot missile plume provides a good strong signature for detection. However, the thermal plume centroid is located from 50 to 300 meters from the missile body. Plume to hardbody handover is a critical problem which cannot be solved by simple centroid tracking or rigid template…
Stoner, William W · Science applications international corp (saic) billerica ma · Optical detection · Guided missile detection · Antimissile defense systems · Boost phase · Rejection · Pattern recognition · Radar clutter · Military strategy · Guided missiles
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