Optical Pattern Recognition Using Synthetic Discriminant Functions.

Abstract

This thesis analyzes the applicability of the matched spatial filter to optical pattern recognition when the object has been rotated relative to the filter. Several techniques are introduced to enhance the discrimination efficiency of the matched filter. Energy normalization was applied to compensate for the variance in the reflected energy of targets. This allowed the matched filter to detect the desired target in the presence of bright background noise. A rotation invariant matched filter was constructed using multiple exposure holograms. Correlation averaging was also applied to make the filter rotation invariant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA177656

Entities

People

  • David L. Neidig

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Classification
  • Detectors
  • Discrimination
  • Efficiency
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • High Pass Filters
  • Information Processing
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Recognition
  • Signal Processing
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference