Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Targets and Backgrounds for Infrared Seekers

Abstract

This report is the first of an anticipated series of progress reports on target/background modeling related to the US Army Missile Research and Development Command's Ground Target Signature Program. This report contains a mathematical model of the data collection system and a generic class of seekers, plus general purpose digital computer models capable of analyzing raw thermal imagery of target-clutter data. The computer program methodology and algorithm flow require the AGA Thermovision information in a discrete input format. Furthermore, the computer programs output results in a three dimensional plot of infrared intensity as a function of aspect angle for every object in each Thermovision data frame. A two-dimensional matrix is generated to represent infrared intensity as a function of position for 10,000 data points on each Thermovision picture. A computer generated interactive graphics plot of objects grouped by intensity produces a histogram distribution for each Thermovision data frame. Such a histogram may be used to assess the feasibility of automatic target cueing technology in detecting and recognizing tactical targets in forward looking infrared imagery.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA040839

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  • Gene E. Gowins
  • H. T. Jackson

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  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Mining
  • Data Science
  • Data Sets
  • Detectors
  • Feature Extraction
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Signal Processing
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Distributions
  • Target Signatures
  • Two Dimensional

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  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.