Parametric Analysis of Map Data

Abstract

An approach to using digital map data is needed for future weapons systems. Automatic target recognizers (ATR) need information from digital maps to aid in image interpretation. Digital maps can provide information to help ATRs interpret signatures, to exclude portions of the images from detailed processing, and to put the images in context with the background. Pilots need digital maps to fill in where Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) sensors are obscured by atmospheric conditions, and to give them the ability to know what to expect over the next hill. This research studied the feasibility of correlating digital maps with FLIR images by doing a parametric error analysis. The concept of an Integrated FLIR/Map System was defined and an approach to further validation of the concept is recommended.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1988
Accession Number
ADA196908

Entities

People

  • Henry B. Hoyle

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Algorithms
  • Altitude
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Computers
  • Corporations
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Error Analysis
  • Errors
  • Image Processing
  • Images
  • Maps
  • Navigation
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Three Dimensional
  • Video Signals

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.