Physics-based multi-sensor above water signature toolbox
conference paper
The impressive increase in satellite constellations and enhancement of their sensor and processing abilities over the past decade has led to improved capabilities both in the military and civil domains, impacting fields such as communication, Earth observation and surveillance. From a defence perspective, the transparency of the battlefield enabled by satellite surveillance is a threat to the ability of platforms to accomplish their missions. Data retrieved by satellites has the potential to provide information on which platforms are present where, what their status and configuration is and what their intentions are. At the same time, other type of threats in various other domains jeopardize platform mission success as well. Current developments in guidance hardware, image processing techniques and attack trajectories of anti-ship missiles for example also pose a significant threat to platforms in the naval domain. Effective defence against threats requires first and foremost the ability to assess and predict which information is exposed by signatures as observed by sensors deployed by the threat. This contribution highlights key features of the multi-sensor signature model suite (Joint Above Water Signature toolbox, JAWS) built by TNO. It also provides a description of the physical phenomena accounted for and the general architecture of the toolbox. © 2025 SPIE. All rights reserved.
Topics
TNO Identifier
1023320
ISSN
0277786X
Publisher
SPIE
Article nr.
136730B
Source title
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Editor(s)
Stein, K.
Hogervorst, M.A.
Hogervorst, M.A.
Pages
1-16
Files
To receive the publication files, please send an e-mail request to TNO Repository.