MATILDA: A JOINT UK/US MILITARY LASER RANGE CLEARANCE UTILITY BASED ON PROBABILISTIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES

摘要

The MATILDA utility is a joint venture between the United States Air Force (USAF) and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (UK MOD). Its purpose is to provide a means of assessing laser irradiation risks to unprotected persons from military laser training operations in uncontrolled outdoor environments, and is based on the UK probabilistic laser hazard assessment technique. It is intended that this new common facility will become a standard tool for undertaking laser hazard assessments for military laser training operations in both the US and the UK, and will facilitate joint exercises on US Department of Defense (DoD) and UK MOD Ranges.