Vigilante: Ultrafast Smart Sensor for Target Recognition and Precision Tracking in a Simulated CMD Scenario,

Abstract

VIGILANTE is an ultrafast smart sensor testbed for generic Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) applications with a series of capability demonstration focussed on cruise missile defense (CMD). VIGILANTE's sensor/processor architecture is based on next-generation UV/visible/IR sensors and a tera-operations per second sugar-cube processor, as well as supporting airborne vehicle. Excellent results of efficient ATR methodologies that use an eigenvectors/neural network combination and feature-based precision tracking have been demonstrated in the laboratory environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA329061

Entities

People

  • Steven C. Suddarth
  • Suraphol Uldomkesmalee

Organizations

  • Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Charge Coupled Devices
  • Computer Vision
  • Computers
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Defense Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Image Processing
  • Image Recognition
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Neural Networks
  • Optical Correlators
  • Recognition
  • Target Recognition
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML