Discover how infrared and electro-optical systems operate and understand how to assess their strengths and limitations. With the Infrared & Electro-Optical Technology Certificate you'll learn from current experts in the field and find out about developing technologies straight from the designers.
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Program Requirements
Program Requirements
Certificate Requirements
Effective January 2015, courses can only be applied to one certificate. If a core course for a certificate has already been applied to a previously-awarded certificate, then an additional elective must be taken.
Certificates must be completed within 6 years; courses completed more than 6 years ago may not be applied toward certificate.
All courses applied to a certificate program must be taken from Georgia Tech.
This certificate does not require an application.
How it works
Your path to achievement is easy! Most certificate courses are offered in classroom locations around the U.S. You can also inquire about training at your location.
Cost
Course load determines the cost of a certificate program.
Calculate your total by identifying the courses needed and tallying individual course fees. Some programs offer discounts for course bundling.
Registration
Select a certificate program, review the requirements, and determine your timeline for completion.
Add courses to your shopping cart for purchase as you are ready to take them, or as a bundle if desired.
Proceed to checkout to complete your registration. We accept multiple forms of payment including credit card, purchase order, a private loan (upon request), and VA benefits for certain programs.
Completion
Certificates must be completed within six years.
After successful completion of most individual courses, a Certificate of Course Completion will be sent.
Upon verification, GTPE will email your transcript and mail your Certificate of Program Completion. Some programs host a certificate award ceremony during the final course.
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Why Choose a Certificate?
Why Choose a Certificate?
Professional Certificates are ideal for developing new skills and building deep expertise in a specialized area to update your professional profile, advance your career, or broaden your knowledge base.
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Georgia Tech learners master real-world skills and apply them to their career the day after completion.
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Delivery Method
Classroom
Who Should Attend
This certificate is designed for aerospace engineers who build targeting systems and survivability suites, plus chief engineers, applications engineers, procurement engineers, and directors of engineering. Government intelligence analysts, military officers, program managers, and marketing staff will also find this certificate beneficial.
How You Will Benefit
Build your proficiency in infrared and electro-optical technology and make an immediate impact on your team, your work, and your career.
Establish and deepen contacts with experts, peers, and others throughout industry and government.
Earn a recognized industry credential.
Taught by Experts in the Field
Grow Your Professional Network
Course Offerings
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Infrared Countermeasures (DEF 2701P)
By taking this course, you'll gain an in-depth understanding of military infrared, electro-optical, and laser countermeasures. Understand the issues, principles, and equipment designed to defeat weapons operating in the visual and infrared spectral regions. Focus on techniques that reduce ...
Learn how to evaluate infrared and visible signature management techniques for your system. In this Infrared/Visible Signature Suppression course, you will have the chance examine threat characteristics to derive signature vulnerabilities, suppression strategies, and priorities. Furthermore, y...
Infrared Technology and Applications - Open Access (DEF 3001P)
In the Infrared Technology and Applications - Open Access course, you will explore infrared systems engineering with an emphasis on military systems. Examine problem-solving, design, and analysis techniques with emphasis on experience-based rules of thumb and develop a perspective...
Introduction to Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Concepts, Systems, and Test Evaluation (DEF 2504P)
This introductory course offers an overview of intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) enabling technologies, systems engineering, and test and evaluation (T&E). You will discover technical issues related to measures of performance, test planning, instrumentation, and sensor/syste...
Directed Infrared Countermeasures: Technology, Modeling, and Testing (DEF 2703P)
The threat posed by infrared-guided missiles on the United States and other countries makes countermeasures increasingly important in the world of defense. In this Directed Infrared Countermeasures course, you will begin by reviewing the history of directed infrared countermeasure...
Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) is used for several applications and is analyzed for subsystems (transmitter, receiver, and data acquisition). This course will help you understand how LIDAR techniques are used to characterize various atmospheric constituents and parameters. By the end of t...
Remote sensing of the environment is a powerful tool for addressing a variety of scientific problems. In this Fundamentals of Earth Remote Sensing course, you'll learn the basics of passive and active remote sensing, as well as review fundamental data-processing concepts. Gain a detailed u...
New sensors and methods are continually under development to provide solutions to difficult detection and classification problems in environmental monitoring, homeland security, and defense. Explore advanced techniques of information processing, analysis, and modeling for remote sensing data. ...
Military Laser Principles and Applications - Open Access (DEF 3010P)
Gain a true understanding of military laser principles and applications. In this course, you will review and understand the fundamental physics and technology of underlying laser and laser-based systems, including basic operating principles and device capabilities. What's more, you will ex...
Get well-acquainted with the basics of electro-optical/infrared systems (EO-IR) sensor and system design and the uses of this technology across various applications through this introductory course. From requirements flow down to hardware testing, all of the elements of an EO-IR sensor/system/...
Hyperspectral and Multispectral Sensing (DEF 3013P)
Multispectral and hyperspectral imaging techniques represent methods of remote imaging spectroscopy that rely on natural radiation sources in an uncontrolled environment. This course explores remote spectral-sensing techniques and examines significant technical issues associated with multispec...
Vehicles, buildings, and terrain targets are all of great interest to the military and intelligence communities. Laser radar (LADAR) is an active remote sensing technique with many applications, and is used to acquire environmental data, including polar ice cap thickness and forest biomass. In...
Modeling and Simulation in Electro-Optical and Infrared EO/IR Systems (DEF 4007P)
In this course, you will develop the techniques of modeling and simulation for modern electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) systems. Learn modeling techniques to sensor systems design, analysis, test and evaluation, and performance assessment. Plus, cover basic EO/IR physics principles, fundame...
Electronic Combat Flight Testing From a Systems Engineering Perspective (DEF 5004P)
Discover how to best execute the test and evaluation of airborne electronic combat (EC) systems. In this Electronic Combat Flight Testing course, explore threats and EC defensive systems, the EC test process, test monitoring equipment and test facilities, the role of modeling and analysis, and...
This course emphasizes first-order, system-level estimates of optical performance. Building on the basic principles of optical design, you will study numerous practical examples to illustrate the systems-engineering processes of requirements analysis, feasibility and trade studies, subsys...
Build upon your foundational knowledge of missile design and system engineering. In this course, you will identify key considerations, including the broad range of alternatives in meeting performance, cost risk, and other measures of merit requirements such as robustness, lethality, guidance, ...
The Fundamentals of Lidar Systems course provides a broad overview of lidar systems and the theory of their operation in different applications including 3D mapping, atmospheric remote sensing, and bathymetry. You’ll learn about lidar system architecture and design considerations; essent...
The following courses are no longer offered but still apply if completed within the six-year rule:
Hyperspectral Imaging (DEF 3003P)
EO/IR Polarimetric Imaging (DEF 3004P)
Modeling Target Acquisition with Electro-Optical Imagers (DEF 4008P)
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