MKV Carrier Vehicle Sensor Calibration
The Multiple Kill Vehicle (MKV) system, which is being developed by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), is a midcourse payload that includes a carrier vehicle and a number of small kill vehicles. During the mission, the carrier vehicle dispenses the kill vehicles to address a complex threat environ...
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| author | Plotnik, Aaron M. Shaw, William Haslem, Brent Ferguson, Dean Marchant, David Bird, Alan Peterson, James Greenman, Mark Burk, Karl Ip, Katharine Brown, Steven Dixon, Deon Welsh, Dan Kalscheur, Micah Margulis, Michael Albritton, Jon Pancholi, Kajal Sisko, Bryan Williams, Jason Scott, Hansen Tansock, Joseph |
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| description | The Multiple Kill Vehicle (MKV) system, which is being developed by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), is a midcourse payload that includes a carrier vehicle and a number of small kill vehicles. During the mission, the carrier vehicle dispenses the kill vehicles to address a complex threat environment and directs each kill vehicle toward the intercept point for its assigned threat object. As part of the long range carrier vehicle sensor development strategy, MDA and project leaders have developed a pathfinder sensor and are in the process of developing two subsequent demonstration sensors to provide proof of concept and to demonstrate technology. To increase the probability of successful development of the sensor system, detailed calibration measurements have been included as part of the sensor development. A detailed sensor calibration can provide a thorough understanding of sensor operation and performance, verifying that the sensor can meet the mission requirements. This approach to instrument knowledge will help ensure the program success and reduce cost and schedule risks. The Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University (SDL) completed a calibration test campaign for the pathfinder sensor in April 2008. Similar calibration efforts are planned in 2009 for the two demonstration sensors. This paper provides an overview of calibration benefits, requirements, approach, facility, measurements, and preliminary results of the pathfinder calibration. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/526712022-09-28T09:28:23Z MKV Carrier Vehicle Sensor Calibration Plotnik, Aaron M. Shaw, William Haslem, Brent Ferguson, Dean Marchant, David Bird, Alan Peterson, James Greenman, Mark Burk, Karl Ip, Katharine Brown, Steven Dixon, Deon Welsh, Dan Kalscheur, Micah Margulis, Michael Albritton, Jon Pancholi, Kajal Sisko, Bryan Williams, Jason Scott, Hansen Tansock, Joseph Lincoln Laboratory Plotnik, Aaron M. Plotnik, Aaron M. The Multiple Kill Vehicle (MKV) system, which is being developed by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), is a midcourse payload that includes a carrier vehicle and a number of small kill vehicles. During the mission, the carrier vehicle dispenses the kill vehicles to address a complex threat environment and directs each kill vehicle toward the intercept point for its assigned threat object. As part of the long range carrier vehicle sensor development strategy, MDA and project leaders have developed a pathfinder sensor and are in the process of developing two subsequent demonstration sensors to provide proof of concept and to demonstrate technology. To increase the probability of successful development of the sensor system, detailed calibration measurements have been included as part of the sensor development. A detailed sensor calibration can provide a thorough understanding of sensor operation and performance, verifying that the sensor can meet the mission requirements. This approach to instrument knowledge will help ensure the program success and reduce cost and schedule risks. The Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University (SDL) completed a calibration test campaign for the pathfinder sensor in April 2008. Similar calibration efforts are planned in 2009 for the two demonstration sensors. This paper provides an overview of calibration benefits, requirements, approach, facility, measurements, and preliminary results of the pathfinder calibration. Missile Defense Agency (contract HQ0006-05-D-0005) 2010-03-17T17:07:34Z 2010-03-17T17:07:34Z 2009-04 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0277-786X http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/52671 Tansock, Joseph et al. “MKV carrier vehicle sensor calibration.” Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XX. Ed. Gerald C. Holst. Orlando, FL, USA: SPIE, 2009. 73000X-12. © 2009 SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.818940 Proceedings of SPIE Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf The International Society for Optical Engineering SPIE |
| spellingShingle | Plotnik, Aaron M. Shaw, William Haslem, Brent Ferguson, Dean Marchant, David Bird, Alan Peterson, James Greenman, Mark Burk, Karl Ip, Katharine Brown, Steven Dixon, Deon Welsh, Dan Kalscheur, Micah Margulis, Michael Albritton, Jon Pancholi, Kajal Sisko, Bryan Williams, Jason Scott, Hansen Tansock, Joseph MKV Carrier Vehicle Sensor Calibration |
| title | MKV Carrier Vehicle Sensor Calibration |
| title_full | MKV Carrier Vehicle Sensor Calibration |
| title_fullStr | MKV Carrier Vehicle Sensor Calibration |
| title_full_unstemmed | MKV Carrier Vehicle Sensor Calibration |
| title_short | MKV Carrier Vehicle Sensor Calibration |
| title_sort | mkv carrier vehicle sensor calibration |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/52671 |
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