Georgia Tech: Infrared Countermeasures

Infrared Countermeasures

Program ID: DEF 2701P
Program type: Short Courses (weekday)
CEUs: 2.45

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Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
(Georgia Tech Hotel)

Mr. Charles Carstensen

December 8, 2009

December 11, 2009

$1,995.00

Section ID: 90129/10032

IMPORTANT: This course is classified and all attendees are required to fill out the Need-To-Know Certification and Clearance Form indicating they meet the attendance requirements.

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

Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready.

Meeting time(s):
•Tuesday, December 8, 2009 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM)
•Wednesday, December 9, 2009 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM)
•Thursday, December 10, 2009 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM)
•Friday, December 11, 2009 (8:30 AM-12:30 PM)

Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
(Georgia Tech Hotel)

Mr. Charles Carstensen

May 11, 2010

May 14, 2010

$1,995.00

Section ID: 10132/220410356

IMPORTANT: This course is classified and all attendees are required to fill out the Need-To-Know Certification and Clearance Form indicating they meet the attendance requirements.

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, May 11, 2010 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM)
•Wednesday, May 12, 2010 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM)
•Thursday, May 13, 2010 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM)
•Friday, May 14, 2010 (8:30 AM-12:30 PM)

Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
(Georgia Tech Hotel)

Mr. Charles Carstensen

November 30, 2010

December 3, 2010

$1,995.00

Section ID: 10134/220411053

IMPORTANT: This course is classified and all attendees are required to fill out the Need-To-Know Certification and Clearance Form indicating they meet the attendance requirements.

-- Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready.

Meeting time(s):
•Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM)
•Wednesday, December 1, 2010 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM)
•Thursday, December 2, 2010 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM)
•Friday, December 3, 2010 (8:30 AM-12:30 PM)

Course Description

Explore military infrared, electro-optical, and laser countermeasures. Understand the issues, principles, and equipment designed to defeat weapons operating in the visual and infrared spectral regions. Focus on techniques that reduce the susceptibility of air and ground vehicles to acquisition, tracking, and homing weapons. Learn their limitations and integration problems. Get an assessment of their effectiveness, and study developing technologies.

Who Should Attend

Engineers
Scientists
Technicians
Managers
Marketing personnel
Military planners

How You Will Benefit

Choose the proper countermeasure suite for your platform
Compare the merits of different missile and laser warning receivers
Understand counter-countermeasure techniques employed by advanced threat missiles
Select the best flare type and dispense patterns
Understand the defeat mechanisms used by narrow beam and omni-directional jammers
Learn the differences between IRCM and EOCM/PIRCM systems
Understand the status of Active Protection System (APS) development
Assess the merits of emerging countermeasure techniques

What You Will Cover

Overview and Warning Systems
Threat Missile Characteristics and Countermeasure Decoys ,
Waveform Jammers and Imaging Threat Countermeasures
Laser Fire Control Countermeasures and Active Protection Systems

Course Materials

Participants receive a hard copy of all slides and a CD-ROM of unclassified slides. All slides have the instructor's text notes to eliminate extensive note taking.

Prerequisites

A technical background is recommended. Some familiarity with infrared techniques is assumed. Taking Infrared Technology and Applications is recommended.

Certificates

This course is:

A requirement for the Infrared & Electro-Optical Technology Certificate
A requirement for the Electronic Warfare Technology Certificate
An elective for the Modeling & Simulation Certificate

Security Requirements

Applicants must have SECRET-level clearance, need-to-know certification, and be U.S. citizens. Defense contractors may meet the need-to-know requirement by having the Need-to-Know Certification and Security Clearance form signed by a Department of Defense contracting officer or an official monitoring a classified program. Government personnel can meet the need-to-know requirement by having a supervisor sign the form.

The Instructors

Dave Schmieder has been involved with infrared countermeasure development in every capacity from systems engineer to program director and has led efforts to design defensive suites for armored vehicles, helicopters, fighters, and high value aircraft platforms. He also has served on government source selection evaluation boards. Schmieder is a Fellow of the Military Sensing Symposia.

Darrell Lamm has served as Georgia Tech Research Institute program manager and technical director during various phases of the program to develop a digital simulations for the advanced threat infrared countermeasures. He has directed effectiveness studies for evaluation of IR countermeasures against ground-to-air and air to air missiles. Lamm holds a Ph.D. in physics from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Charles Carstensen is an ongoing participant in the development and validation of the DISAMS digital infrared missile simulation model. He is a task leader in the evaluation of advanced decoys for the protection of aircraft including the A-10, F-16, MH-53, H-60, C-130 and C-17 and recently received the Bill Goodell Distinguished Service Award by the IRCM Military Sensing Symposium. Carstensen holds a M.S. in physics from Ohio State University.