Bayesian Characterization and Detection of Rare Binary Signature Events

Abstract

A method of imposing a binary classification on a target signature is described that transforms a sequence of signatures into a binary-valued time series using the theory of runs. Under the assumption that the time series can be treated as a set of Bernoulli trials, a Bayesian method of estimating a probability density characterizing the outcome of each trial is considered. The density is used to detect signature events which are found to be rare with respect to the classification imposed on the signatures. Finally, tests of homogeneity are used to partition the observed signatures, when necessary, into equivalence classes having the same density characterization. (kr)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 1990
Accession Number
ADA221116

Entities

People

  • Richard C. Raup

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Apogees
  • Classification
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Earth Orbits
  • Event Detection
  • Geometry
  • Homogeneity
  • Information Science
  • Measurement
  • Nonparametric Statistics
  • Probability
  • Sequences
  • Signal Processing
  • Statistics
  • Target Angle
  • Target Signatures

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Regression Analysis.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference
  • AI & ML - Machine Learning Algorithms