An Application of Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) Technology to Mass Raid Tracking

Abstract

This paper outlines a new technique for performing surveillance in mass raid scenarios using information from passive sensors such as Electronic Support Measures (ESM). In a high target density environment, cooperative passive tracking may not be possible. Instead of individual target tracks, the method described here generates a Target Density Map (TDM) with estimates of the number of targets in each of many small grid cells covering the surveillance area. Target Density Reconstruction is similar to image reconstruction in a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scanner. Keywords: Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) Scanner; Electronic Support Measures (ESM); Fusion; High target density; Passive tracking; Surveillance; Target tracking.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA214401

Entities

People

  • John K. Barr

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Algorithms
  • Angle Of Arrival
  • Computer Graphics
  • Control Systems
  • Data Fusion
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Image Processing
  • Image Reconstruction
  • Passive Sensors
  • Passive Tracking
  • Surveillance
  • Tomography
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems