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Target acquisition in a high clutter environment in all-weather at any time of day represents a much needed capability for the air-to-surface strike mission. A considerable amount of the research at the Armament Directorate at Wright Laboratory, Advanced Guidance Division WL/MNG, has been devoted to exploring various seeker technologies, including multi-spectral sensor fusion, that may yield a cost efficient system with these capabilities. Critical elements of any such seekers are the autonomous target acquisition and tracking algorithms. These algorithms allow the weapon system to operate independently and accurately in realistic battlefield scenarios. In order to assess the performance of the multi-spectral sensor fusion algorithms being produced as part of the seeker technology development programs, the Munition Processing Technology Branch of WL/MN is developing an algorithm testbed. This testbed consists of the Irma signature prediction model, data analysis workstations, such as the TABILS Analysis and Management System (TAMS), and the Modular Algorithm Concept Evaluation Tool (MACET) algorithm workstation. All three of these components are being enhanced to accommodate multi-spectral sensor fusion systems. MACET is being developed to provide a graphical interface driven simulation by which to quickly configure algorithm components and conduct performance evaluations. MACET is being developed incrementally with each release providing an additional channel of operation. To date MACET 1.0, a passive IR algorithm environment, has been delivered. The second release, MACET 1.1 is presented in this paper using the MMW/IR data from the Advanced Autonomous Dual Mode Seeker (AADMS) captive flight demonstration. Once completed, the delivered software from past algorithm development efforts will be converted to the MACET library format, thereby providing an on-line database of the algorithm research conducted to date.
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