Finding the Enemy: Using 3-D Laser Radar (LADAR) Imaging for Real Time Combat Identification of Ground Targets in an Obscured Environment

Abstract

Laser Radar (LADAR) offers advantages over traditional surveillance technologies such as Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensors. LADAR provides very high resolution, can produce 3-D images, is all-weather capable, and can detect obscured ground targets. These advantages make LADAR an attractive alternative to SAR and EO/IR. The high resolution and ability to produce 3-D images that LADAR provides also have the potential of supporting real-time target identification using Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) algorithms to match LADAR images with preloaded templates of potential targets. This paper addresses the broad problem of identifying ground targets in real-time to enable capture or targeting. Specifically, this paper focuses on the following research question: How can LADAR be used to identify ground targets real-time in an obscured environment?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1019090

Entities

People

  • Michele A. Bruemmer

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • False Alarms
  • Frequency
  • High Resolution
  • Laser Sensors
  • Lasers
  • Optical Detection
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Probabilistic Models
  • Radar
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Target Recognition
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy