Collection Management and Analysis

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Collection Management and Analysis Mission
Planning Visualization

• Eric Patterson John Ploschnitznig

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Collection Management

• Know your Target
• Understand the Customer
• Understand the Requirement
• Translate the requirement into executable
  collection
• Know your Capability
• Know your Platform (Speed, Height, Orbit,
  Signature, etc)
• Know your Payload (Sensor Capability)
• Know your Application (STK provides the
  foundation)
• Know your Collection Geometry (Sun, Moon, etc)
• Know your Environment (Terrain, Weather, etc)

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TARGET Focus
CM Navigation Box
Environmental Data
Target Icon
NGA Products
North
Sun
Sun Cone
IMAGERY
- NGA CIB05
Terrain Mask
Collection Cone
Collection View
TERRAIN
- DTED Level 1
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Collection Capability
Platform Orientation
Coverage
Memory
SPACE BASED
Orbit
Payload Parameters
Slew Rates
Platform Location
Model
Speed
- BOEING ScanEagle (UAV)
- Terra Washington DC Model
Payload Constraint
AERODYNAMIC
Resolution
Signature
Azimuth
Elevation
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The Application
ACPT Automated Collection and Planning Tool
STK Output
RRI Output
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External Rules 1. Thou Shall 2. Thou Shall not
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The Application
Mission Planning Visualization
Vehicle Signature
Detection Envelope
Radar Model
VV
6 GHz
6 GHz Threat VV Polarization
RRI Tools

Signature generated using RadBase (Signature
is based on PEC-Only model using PTD)
STK Application
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Final Comments

• RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
• Washington Research Office
• [phone] (Rosslyn)
• Director Jim Bower
• [phone] (Chantilly)
• Engineers John Ploschnitznig
• Engineers Eric Patterson