Demonstration of a Manned Platform System
Abstract
Phase Two demonstrated near real-time CCD on a manned SAR equipped platform and accomplished the following: - Engineering of algorithms necessary to exploit complex SAR imagery - Initial development of a ground based software package to cue user to tactically significant changes in the area of interest - Demonstration of near real-time SAR CCD capability on a manned aircraft - Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development SAR with real-time CCD has the ability to detect the following activities that were determined and verified during Phase One: - Vehicle tracks caused by a vehicle recently driving off-road, such as across a median strip, or the dirt shoulder adjacent to a road. - Signs of human activity through footprints in soil, changes in underbrush having recently traversed a path on soft soil, underbrush or vegetation. - Detection of linear structures newly-emplaced, such as a small diameter pipe. - Ground displacement due to trenching or the movement of dirt along a path. - The addition or subtraction of a significant object visible to the sensor, covering a half square meter, or providing a significant change in radar cross section (reflectivity). - Ground displacement due to digging operations, or digging and soil replacement, or repaving operations, where the ground area of the displaced earth covers a square meter or more. - The displacement of guard barriers, or other objects, due to manual manipulation, or vehicle crashes. - Ground level subsidence due to underground excavation activities when the surface subsidence amounts to a few millimeters. The first phase validated the utility of small SAR sensors for use in CCD processing. Phase One also determined the current actual capabilities of CCD in tactical change detection.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 0cceb5eede7a68904bef4509ebd10d1c