passive infrared system
1Infrared homing — refers to a passive missile guidance system which uses the emission from a target of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared part of the spectrum to track it. Missiles which use infrared seeking are often referred to as heat seekers , since… …
2Infrared — For other uses, see Infrared (disambiguation). An image of two people in mid infrared ( thermal ) light (false color) …
3Passive solar building design — Elements of passive solar design, shown in a direct gain application …
4infrared line-scan system — A passive airborne infrared scanning system that scans the ground along the flight path and produces a high resolution film map of the terrain. The picture shows the relative temperature of all objects on the ground below the aircraft. The system …
5infrared linescan system — A passive airborne infrared recording system which scans across the ground beneath the flight path, adding successive lines to the record as the vehicle advances along the flight path …
6rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …
7Iron Fist active protection system — Iron Fist is the Israel Military Industries (IMI) hard kill active protection system (APS), with a modular design allowing adaptation to a range of platforms ranging from light utility vehicles to heavy armoured fighting vehicles. The concept was …
8warning system — ▪ military technology Introduction in military science, any method used to detect the situation or intention of an enemy so that warning can be given. Because military tactics from time immemorial have stressed the value of surprise… …
9Guidance system — A guidance system is a device or group of devices used to navigate a ship, aircraft, missile, rocket, satellite, or other craft. Typically, this refers to a system that navigates without direct or continuous human control. Systems that are… …
10Joint Electronics Type Designation System — Das Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS) (deutsch etwa gemeinsames Elektronik Klassifizierungssystem), früher bekannt als Joint Army Navy Nomenclature System (AN System) und Joint Communications Electronics Nomenclature System, ist… …
