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Journal of Battlefield Technology, Volume 9 Number 2
Mubarak Al-Jaberi, Mark Richardson, John Coath, and Robin Jenkin
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Abstract. Laser-assisted weapons, such as laser-guided bombs, laser-guided missiles and laser-beamriding
missiles pose a significant threat to military assets in the
modern battlefield. Laser-beamriding missiles are particularly hard to detect because
they use low-power lasers. They are even harder to defeat
because current countermeasures are not designed to work against this
threat [1]. The aim of this project is to examine
the vulnerability of laser-warning systems to guided weapons, to build
an evaluation tool for laser-warning receivers (LWRs) and seekers, and
to identify suitable countermeasures for laser-beamriding missiles that use low-power
lasers in their guidance systems. The project arose because of
the unexpected results obtained from extensive field trials carried out
on various LWRs in the United Arab Emirates desert, where
severe weather conditions may be experienced. In order to approach
the subject, a computer model has been developed to enable
the assessment of all phases of a laser-warning receiver and
missile seeker. MATLAB & SIMULINK software have been used to
build the model. During this process experimentation and field trials
have been carried out to verify the reliability of the
model. This project enables both the evaluation and design of
any generic laser-warning receiver or missile seeker and specific systems
if various parameters are known. Moreover, this model will be
used as a guide to the development of reliable countermeasures
for laser-beamriding missiles. Part I of this series outlined the
theory required to construct a computer model for a laser-beamriding
missile engagement. This second part presents the implementation of the
model using MATLAB and Simulink, the inputs required of the
model, and the outputs generated. These results are analyzed to
determine the correct functionality of the model prior to its
verification with laboratory-based experimental results and full-scale field trials (as
presented in Part III).
Related topics:
lasers, surveillance and target acquisition
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