An Investigation of Target Detection Ability Using Spectral Signatures at Hyperspectral Resolution

Abstract

This report addresses a variety of issues expected to influence the performance of airborne high spectral resolution (hyperspectral) Electro-Optic (EO) sensors when used as surveillance tools. Fundamental phenomenology issues have been considered with the breadth of this study ranging from investigation into the reflectance properties of materials, the influence of the atmosphere, and modelling of a sensor's performance. Simple data analysis and target detection assessment techniques including Target to Clutter Ratio measures and single and multiple band likelihood ratio detection' have been employed on an illustrative example. Initial results are promising, indicating high probabilities of detection with low false alarm rates for the test example.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA389244

Entities

People

  • S. K. Kempinger
  • T. P. Bubner
  • V. K. Shettigara

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Data Analysis
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • False Alarms
  • Geometry
  • Identification
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Optics
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Probability
  • Radar
  • Simulations
  • Surveillance
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Spectroscopy.