Inline Threat Generation Using FRAMES 2.0

We intend to create a software tool, The Fast Rendering Algorithm for Missile Emission Scenes, Version 2 (FRAMES 2.0), that allows for real time modeling of EO/IR plume signatures over a wide variety of threat systems and viewing platforms. The software suites foundation lies in a one-time creation of a look-up table which represents high-fidelity missile plume computations in terms of fluid flow streamlines with superimposed physical properties such as temperature, density, and species concentrations. The result is a compact and scalable (for different system and sensor parameters) representation of the multi-dimensional simulation environment. This is coupled with novel spatial morphing, field interpolation, and radiative transfer algorithms to allow FRAMES to achieve real-time performance over a wide range of threat systems.This software suite will initially be developed to address boost phase missile signatures and later extended to mid-course.It will be developed as an integrable module for MDA high-level architectures including the Objective Simulation Framework (OSF).