• Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.139-147
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• 2019

A MANPADS(Man Portable Air Defense System), which tracks infrared energy, is light enough for individuals to carry and can against to a variety of aircraft, making it widely deployed around the world, posing a major threat to aircraft. A flare has been developed as an IRCM(Infrared Countermeasures) that protects the life of friendly aircraft and combatants by deceiving such guided missiles. However, DIRCM, which can overcome the problems of existing IRCM, is being developed mainly in some developed countries, and the need for it has been increasing gradually. This paper modeled first generation IR seeker of AM modulation method, the second generation IR seeker of FM modulation method, and the third generation IR seeker of pulse modulation method among various MANPADS, and modeled the scattering light phenomenon in the seeker when laser beams are investigated in DIRCM. Using this, jamming simulations were performed in various engagement environments of the MANPADS and aircraft equipped with DIRCM, and the miss distance of the guided missiles and aircraft were analyzed. Simulation results show that DIRCM, which irradiates a modulated laser beam with one jamming code, deceives both first, second and third generation MANPADS at 1km and 2km of engagement distance. In particular, the survival rate of aircraft equipped with DIRCM increased when the distance of engagement increased from 1km to 2km, and the survival rate was at least 99% at 2km of engagement distance.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.729-736
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• 2024

Testing and evaluation is essential for the modification and installation DIRCM onto an aircraft. DIRCM is an optical device that deceives infrared guided missiles. There are many things to consider when installing DIRCM on an aircraft and operating it. In order to verify the function and performance of DIRCM, the characteristics of the linkage equipment were presented, and the expected flight sortie was proposed by specifying the test and evaluation methods, items, and detailed test conditions.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.153-157
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• 2017

An infrared camera and laser common-path optical system is applied to DIRCM (directional infrared countermeasures), to increase boresighting accuracy and decrease weight. Thermal effects of a laser beam in a common-path optical system are analyzed and evaluated, to predict any degradation in image quality. A laser beam with high energy density is absorbed by and heats the optical components, and then the surface temperature of the optical components increases. The heated optical components of the common-path optical system decrease system transmittance, which can degrade image quality. For analysis, the assumed simulation condition is that the laser is incident for 10 seconds on the mirror (aluminum, silica glass, silicon) and lens (sapphire, zinc selenide, silicon, germanium) materials, and the surface temperature distribution of each material is calculated. The wavelength of the laser beam is $4{\mu}m$ and its output power is 3 W. According to the results of the calculations, the surface temperature of silica glass for the mirror material and sapphire for the lens material is higher than for other materials; the main reason for the temperature increase is the absorption coefficient and thermal conductivity of the material. Consequently, materials for the optical components with high thermal conductivity and low absorption coefficient can reduce the image-quality degradation due to laser-beam thermal effects in an infrared camera and laser common-path optical system.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.97-106
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• 2015

In this paper, the development of infrared threat surrogate system is described and it can be used to verify the performance of DIRCM system. In this research, threat surrogates are manufactured using same F# and reflective optics used in 1st- and 2nd-Gen. real seeker so that the threat surrogate system can be used to develop code-based jamming techniques. Also the threat surrogate system can analyze the saturation jamming effect for image seeker using FPA detector. The result shows that 1st- and 2nd-generation threat surrogates have relatively precise tracking performance and jamming effect.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.179-188
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• 2019

Laser beam is directional and small in divergence angle so that it is well qualified to deliver high intensity infrared energy into a coming MANPADS threat for aircraft survivability. The threat will be deceived and loose tracking of a target when it is exposed to the laser beam modulated relevant to the track mechanism of the threat. The laser beam goes through scattering inside the seeker of the threat and reach the detector in a stray light form, which is a critical phenomenon enabling jamming of the seeker. The mechanism of the laser beam based jamming against a pulse modulated infrared seeker is shown. Simulations are carried out to support the understanding of how the jam technique works.

• Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.115-123
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• 2018

we analyzed simulation of the effectiveness for one or two DIRCM on a helicopter. The survival rate of helicopter followed increase of the deception rate of DIRCM. When the deception rate was over 70% at 100% detection rate, the survival rate was 10~30% when one DIRCM was installed and the survival rate was 70~80% when two DIRCMs were installed. When the detection rate was over 70% at 100% deception rate the survival rate was 10~30% case of one DIRCM was installed. survival rate was 20~30% when two were installed. Survival rate of 70~90% was observed with one DIRCM when the deception rate and detection rate were 100%, and 100% with two DIRCMs.