Onboard Flash Compensation

An unexpected thermal event, such as the motor of a companion missile or destruction of a nearby target could interfere with a missile defense seekers sensor. In a raid situation, the density of targets makes these flash events more likely. Modeling such flash events will enable evaluation and mitigation of their actual impact on system performance. IAI has successfully completed phase I of this SBIR, generating a full flyout model, an impact simulation and algorithms to mitigate the effects of flash events. For phase II, we will continue to enhance these algorithms using measured seeker data, and will test the algorithms with seeker models used by system integrators. We will minimize the effects of flash by adjusting sensor parameters and processing images to enhance the target object. This compensation can be inserted into the track loop of any image-based seeker. Approved for Public Release 15-MDA-8169 (20 March 15)