Automatic Target Designation/Recognition,

Abstract

The use of pattern recognition techniques for automatic target designation in television-guided weapons is investigated. Computer simulation was used. Target signatures were either drawings digitized by hand or video-taped images of models digitized by machine. A feature-extraction algorithm was designed and used. Encouraging results were obtained from lab equipment, which consisted of a TV camera, a digital-image memory processor, and a minicomputer. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA082024

Entities

People

  • R. D. Hilton

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Charge Coupled Devices
  • Classification
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Digital Images
  • Feature Extraction
  • Guided Weapons
  • Images
  • Language
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Recognition
  • Simulations
  • Target Recognition
  • Target Signatures
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Computer Vision.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML