THE US Navy plans to test future aircraft sensors and missile seekers using a sophisticated image-generation system. The contract for the Common Terrain Rendering System (CTRS) and Scene Generation Capability (SGC), is expected to be awarded, in June 1997. The system will be used to ground-test forward-looking infra-red (IR) sensors, missile-warning systems, IR search-and-track sensors and IR missile seekers.
The CTRS will generate terrain data for simultaneous visual, radar and IR/ultra-violet (UV) scene-generation. The associated SGC will generate backgrounds, targets and atmospheric phenomena, and is intended to stimulate the sensor under test by providing a high fidelity, multi-spectral, simulation of the IR/UV environment.
Source: Flight International