An electrooptical propagation and signature experiment in a humid environment

In the framework of two research groups of the Science and Technology Organization (STO) Fraunhofer IOSB and partners conducted a field trial in a humid coastal environment in Florida (USA). The research groups investigate the sensitivity of EO/IR-TDAs (Electro-Optical/Infrared Tactical Decision Aids) to environmental factors and physics-based EO/IR scene simulation tools for decision support systems. Main objective of the trial was the collection of a dataset, that can be used to study/improve the quality of the current EO/IR scene simulation toolsets and to evaluate the impact of different parameters on the reliability of EO/IR-TDA predictions. An overview of the trial and results of a first analysis are given.