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Basic Airborne Fire Control Systems

Program ID: DEF 1001P
Program type: Short Courses (weekday)
CEUs: 2.1

Location/
(Accommodations)		 Program Administrator Start End Status Cost
Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
(Georgia Tech Hotel)		 Mr. William Ballard April 20, 2010 April 22, 2010 Register here $1,595.00
Section ID: 10173/220410350

    NOTES:
  • -- On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.
  • -- Discount available for companies that send 3 or more people to this course. Call 404-385-3501 to register your group.
  • -- Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready.

Meeting time(s):
•Tuesday, April 20, 2010 (8:30 AM-4:30 PM)
•Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (8:30 AM-4:30 PM)
•Thursday, April 22, 2010 (8:30 AM-4:30 PM)

Disney's Shades of Green, Orlando
(Disney's Shades of Green, Orlando)		 Mr. William Ballard September 14, 2010 September 16, 2010 Register here $1,595.00
Section ID: 10380/220411139

    NOTES:
  • -- On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.
  • -- Discount available for companies that send 3 or more people to this course. Call 404-385-3501 to register your group.
  • -- Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready.

Meeting time(s):
•Tuesday, September 14, 2010 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM)
•Wednesday, September 15, 2010 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM)
•Thursday, September 16, 2010 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM)

Course Description

Understand the principles of aircraft fire control systems through interactive computer simulations and laboratory demonstrations. Explore air-to-air and air-to-ground fire control processes. Focus on intuitive physical explanations and PC-based software demonstrations. Build a working knowledge of aircraft fire control system components, including sensors, weapons, MIL-SPEC issues, and the man-machine interface.

Who Should Attend

Engineers and scientists who need a basic understanding of the overall airborne fire control system.

How You Will Benefit

  • Review tactical aircraft navigation/attack scenarios and fire control systems inputs
  • Understand the role and limitations of airborne radar and electro-optical/infrared sensors in fire control systems
  • Master basic components and function in MIL-STD 1553/1760 configured aircraft fire control systems
  • Explore basic components and function of Link-16 Tactical Data Link
  • Demonstrate knowledge/limitations of air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons in fire control systems
  • Master basic equations of motion in precision guided munitions guidance and control
  • Examine man-machine interface issues (including relevant HUD/HMD symbology)
  • Demonstrate fire control system processes in air-to-air and air-to-ground laboratory simulations

What You Will Cover

  • Concepts and Definitions
  • Airborne Electro-Optic/Infrared Sensors
  • Airborne Radar Sensors
  • Target Tracking in Sensor Systems
  • NCTR/NCTI
  • MIL-STD 1553B and 1760C Overview/Demo
  • LINK 16 Review/Demo
  • Precision Guided Munitions Guidance and Control
  • Air-to-Air Weapons Overview
  • Air-to-Air Fire Control Issues
  • Air-to-Ground Weapons Overview
  • Air-to-Ground Fire Control Issues
  • Man-Machine Interface Overview
  • Man-Machine Interface Lab

Course Materials

Participants receive the course textbook and a CD-ROM.

Certificate Programs

This course is an elective for the:

The Instructors

William G. Ballard, a senior research associate in the Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory at Georgia Tech Research Institute, received his B.M.E. and M.S.M. from Georgia Institute of Technology. In addition to his sponsored research activities at GTRI, he is a retired Naval flight officer with more than 3,500 flight hours and 912 carrier landings in tactical aircraft.

James A. Scheer, a principal research engineer in the Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory at Georgia Tech Research Institute, has more than 30 years of experience in the design and development of radar systems. He is researching radar systems design and signal processing techniques and is the coauthor of the second edition of Principles of Modern Radar (SciTech Publishing Inc., 2006).

Brian Stevens, associate professor of aerospace engineering, has 20 years of teaching experience and 10 years of experience working for Emerson Electric and Lockheed Martin. A 15-year veteran of Georgia Tech Research Institute, his interests include guidance, navigation and control, and aircraft flight dynamics and simulation. The coauthor of Aircraft Control and Simulation, he received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Great Britain's Manchester University.

John Stewart, is a senior research engineer at Georgia Tech Research Institute's HESL. His areas of expertise are computer vision, software and simulation, and EO/IR sensors.

Course Administrator

For more information about this course or an offering at your location, contact the course administrator:

William G. Ballard
404-407-7679
bill.ballard@gtri.gatech.edu

Course Location and Times

  • Orlando, Fla., Shades of Green on Walt Disney World Resort
  • Atlanta, Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
  • 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday

    • On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before class start time.

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