Coherent Optical Correlation in Real Time for Missile Terminal Guidance,
Abstract
The use of area correlation in terminal guidance requires that the system cross correlate a stored reference with the observed scene and have the capacity for handling variations in aspect angle, rotation, scale and intensity. This correlation must be made in real time at a low false alarm rate. Digital techniques can accomplish the preceding requirements but have several limiting characteristics. The number of resolution elements that can be processed is limited by the available core memory. Even with well-chosen algorithms, a large number of multiplications and additions are required and these increase with the number of resolution elements. Parallel processing can reduce the time required to perform this very large number of operations but requires increased complexity and cost.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA056421
Entities
People
- Bobby D. Guenther
- Charles R. Christensen
- Juris Upatnieks