Framework for Automatic Target Recognition Optimization
Abstract
We have designed a framework for the optimization of Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) algorithms. Successful ATR algorithms are complex, with non-linear components and feedback between components, and thus do not lend themselves to traditional analytical optimization methods. A prototype of the designed framework has been implemented with a visual programming interface that simultaneously aids design decisions and provides opportunities for improvements and optimizations. This framework is applicable to individual algonthms, groups of algorithms, and whole ATR suites. The framework can accommodate larger systems where the ATR algonthm is but one part; it is also possible to embed the framework into a larger system. We established concept feasibility in Phase I, which specified a design and implemented a prototype for the ATR optimization framework entirely in Java. The Phase I effort included a built-in ATR taxonomy to aid algorithm design and successfully demonstrated algorithm optimization.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 31, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA332739
Entities
People
- David Shue
- Harald Ruda
- Magnus Snorrason