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1.3 KiB
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60 lines
1.3 KiB
Markdown
# Week 1 Lecture Notes
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33 Slides
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#### Definition: Weapon System
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A weapon system is a collection of components (hardware or software) necessary to support the specific functionality of a weapon (or weapons).
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## Detect
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Detecting is a means to determine if an object is present.
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#### Sensors
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- Radar, IR, optics
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- Passive listening devices
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#### Network Information
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- Data link
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## Track
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Regardless of how an object is detected, the combat system must revisit the object periodically to give the warfighter the best overall description of the area.
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#### Willing Participants
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- Is friend or foe (IFF)
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- Missle communications
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#### Non-Willing Participants
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- Unidentified objects
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- Threats
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- Low-observable (stealth) objects
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## Control
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Control systems tell the combat system how to fight.
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- Collects and aggregates available information
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- Determines appropriate course of action
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Observe $\to$ orient $\to$ decide $\to$ act
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#### Definition: Engage
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A means to neutralize the object with a specific weapon
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## Types of Weapon Systems
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- Anti-Air Warfare (AAW)
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- Engage airborne threat
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- Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW)
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- Engage threat at water surface
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- Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
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- Engage underwater threat
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## Seekers
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#### Active
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Transmit and receive RF
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#### Semi-Active
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Friend transmits signal, bounces off target, seeker receives
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#### Passive
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Listen only.
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