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    DIRCM Monitor System Fact Sheet

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    The DIRCM Monitor System (DMS) was developed by Technology Service Corporation to test and evaluate the performance of aircraft Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) systems at an Installed System Test Facility (ISTF). The DMS consists of an infrared source subsystem to simulate missile plumes and a DIRCM monitor subsystem with detectors to record the DIRCM response. Key DIRCM performance metrics like pointing accuracy, energy on target, and target acquisition time can be systematically assessed using the DMS.

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    The DIRCM Monitor System (DMS) was developed by Technology Service Corporation to test and evaluate the performance of aircraft Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) systems at an Installed System Test Facility (ISTF). The DMS consists of an infrared source subsystem to simulate missile plumes and a DIRCM monitor subsystem with detectors to record the DIRCM response. Key DIRCM performance metrics like pointing accuracy, energy on target, and target acquisition time can be systematically assessed using the DMS.

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    The DIRCM Monitor System (DMS) was developed by Technology Service Corporation to test and evaluate the performance of aircraft Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) systems at an Installed System Test Facility (ISTF). The DMS consists of an infrared source subsystem to simulate missile plumes and a DIRCM monitor subsystem with detectors to record the DIRCM response. Key DIRCM performance metrics like pointing accuracy, energy on target, and target acquisition time can be systematically assessed using the DMS.

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    DIRCM Monitor System for ISTF Testing

    Test and evaluation (T&E) of Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE)


    missile warning and countermeasure systems is essential for verifying
    and optimizing ASE system performance. Specialized test equipment
    is required to evaluate the performance of ASE Directional Infrared
    Countermeasures (DIRCM) systems. DIRCM pointing accuracy and
    jitter, energy on target (EOT), and target acquisition time (slew and
    track initiation) must be systematically assessed. The DIRCM
    waveform must also be verified.
    Technology Service Corporation (TSC) has developed a DIRCM
    Monitor System (DMS) for T&E of DIRCM systems at an Installed
    System Test Facility (ISTF). The DMS is based on a DIRCM test system
    developed for the U.S. Navy Air Combat Environment Test and
    Evaluation Facility (ACETEF), Patuxent River. The DIRCM Monitor
    System consists of Infrared Source and DIRCM Monitor subsystems
    integrated into a DIRCM Monitor Head, a PC-based DMS Controller,
    and a QCL Power Supply/Controller for operating the 1 W mid-wave infrared
    (MWIR) Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) used in the Infrared Source. The
    Infrared Source simulates missile plume temporal signatures with a 1 kHz
    update rate to the DIRCM system under test, and the DIRCM Monitor, which
    consists of a cruciform array of eight lead-selenide (PbSe) detector packages,
    records the DIRCM response. The detector packages have three MWIR
    detector channels corresponding to bands I, II, and IV. The central position
    of the cruciform array is reserved for the Infrared Source radiating aperture.
    The DIRCM Monitor samples at 100 kHz, ensuring faithful recording of the
    DIRCM waveform in the three bands. A neutral density (ND) filter plate is
    configured with the DIRCM Monitor to preclude saturation of the detectors.
    The DMS Controller features a highly-developed and intuitive LabVIEW GUI
    for operation and checkout (built-in test) of the DIRCM Monitor Head.
    DIRCM Monitor data can be acquired for up to 10 sec per simulation run. A
    Target Array Data Processing Tool (TADPT), hosted on the DMS Controller, is
    available for post-run analysis of the DIRCM Monitor data and display of the
    DIRCM performance. The TADPT measures, e.g., at a 100 Hz rate, the DIRCM
    X-Y impact point on the array and the DIRCM central-beam irradiance.
    Impact-point data can be displayed in an X-Y Scatter format or X vs. Time
    and Y vs. Time formats. Raw and intermediate data plots can also be
    Target Array Data Processing Tool
    displayed. The DIRCM pointing measurement resolution is on the order of
    20 microradians.
    ABOUT TSC
    TSC has over 20 years of hands-on experience in developing IR/UV simulator and detector array systems for HWIL, ISTF
    and OAR applications. Our IR/UV simulator and detector array technology and expertise can be applied to any number
    of operational test requirements involving IR and UV sensor systems.
    CONTACT INFORMATION
    For more information please contact Don Akamine (don.akamine@tsc.com) at (310) 754-4210, Randy van Daalen
    Wetters (rvdw@tsc.com) at (310) 754-4231, or visit www.tsc.com.

    03/18/16

    Technology Service Corporation, California Operations


    3415 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90034
    www.tsc.com

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