MULTISPECTRUM GUIDANCE TARGET GENERATOR (MSGTG)

A MULTISPECTRUM GUIDANCE TARGET GENERATION (MSGTG) SYSTEM IS PROPOSED WHICH WILL PROVIDE DYNAMIC, HIGH FIDELITY STIMULUS TO DUAL MODE SEEKERS. THE MSGTG WILL SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF SEEKER SYSTEMS COMPRISED OF AN ACTIVE RF SUBSYSTEM AND A TWO SPECTRUM INFRARED SUBSYSTEM. THE MSGTG WILL PROVIDE MULTISPECTRAL STIMULUS REPRESENTING MISSILE ENGAGEMENTS INVOLVING 1-ON-1, OR 1-ON-MANY, WITH COMPLETE FREEDOM OF (SIMULATED) MOTION OF THE IN-THE-LOOP SEEKER. THE MSGTG WILL GENERATE COMPLEX, EXTENDED SOURCE TARGETS AND WILL BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE TEST FLIGHT SCENARIOS TO SUPPORT LABORATORY/ FLIGHT TEST DATA CORRELATION. INFRARED ECM WILL BE MODELED. AN RF ECM CAPABILITY CAN BE ADDED TO THE MSGTG AS REQUIRED. THE MSGTG DESIGN IS BASED ON CURRENT AMHERST SYSTEMS PRODUCT EFFORTS. SEEKER DESIGN ANALYSES AND INFORMATION EXCHANGES WITH THE SPONSOR WILL BE PERFORMED TO TAILOR THE MSGTG DESIGN TO THE SPONSOR'S REQUIREMENTS.