Defence education
Radar, RF and EO/IR sensing
Radar, RF and EO/IR gather different kinds of evidence.
What to keep in mind
Cannot calculate system detection range or optimal placement.
A useful distinction
Emission, line of sight, conditions and clutter matter.
Key terms
- RF
- Radio frequency: the radio portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- EO IR
- Electro-optical and infrared sensing: visible-light and thermal observation categories.
- clutter
- Other observations that complicate interpretation of a sensor's evidence.
- line of sight
- A direct, unobstructed path between observer and observed point.
Educational scene. No live sensing, real performance data or Lotusmirk-owned system is shown.