SIGNAL DETECTION BY COMPLEX SPATIAL FILTERING,

Abstract

Integrated descriptions of the problem of signal detection, the optimum linear filtering process, a coherent optical system which accomplishes this filtering process, and a technique for realizing the required complex filter are given. Experi mental results show that the theory is valid. The appendixes give a treatment of the Fourier transforming property of lenses which is general enough that complete optical systems can be evaluated on the basis of frequency response and region of space-invariant operation. The experimental results obtained to date indicate that this technique provides an excellent two dimensional filtering capability that will play a key role in problems such as shape recognition and signal detection. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0411473

Entities

People

  • A.b. Vanderlugt

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Linear Filtering
  • Recognition
  • Signal Detection
  • Spatial Filtering
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects