MODEL FOR CHAFF RADAR RETURNS FOR MISSILE TARGET DETECTING DEVICES

THIS RESEARCH WILL IDENTIFY AND EXAMINE THE FACTORS AFFECTING MISSILE TARGET DETECTING DEVICES WHEN PRESENTED WITH CHAFF COUNTERMEASURES. THIS RESEARCH WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO AN EXHAUSTIVE INVESTIGATION OF PERTINENT LITERATURE AND PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH RECOGNIZED EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. FROM THIS RESEARCH, SEVERAL ALGORITHMS, VARYING IN COMPLEXITY, WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR PREDICTING THE EFFECTS OF CHAFF ON MTDD IN THE NEAR FIELD. A PLAN WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR ANALYTICALLY EXAMINING THE UTILITY AND RELATIVE MERIT OF EACH OF THE ALGORITHMS UNDER SIMPLE SCENARIOS. THOSE ALGORITHMS DEMONSTRATING THE GREATEST POTENTIAL WILL BE SELECTED FOR ADDITIONAL REFINEMENT. A FULLY DOCUMENTED METHODOLOGY WILL BE DEVELOPED WHICH WILL ALLOW THE INTEGRATION OF THESE ALGORITHMS INTO PRESENT AND FUTURE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE END-GAME PROGRAMS.