Verification of a Decision Level Fusion Algorithm Using a Proven ATR System and Measured SAR Data

Abstract

Decision level fusion (DLF) algorithms combine outputs of multiple single sensors to make one confident declaration of a target. This research compares performance results of a DLF algorithm using measured data and a proven ATR system with results from simulated data and a modeled ATR system. This comparison indicates that DLF offers significant performance improvements over single sensor looks. However, results based on simulated data and a modeled ATR are slightly optimistic and overestimate results from measured data and a proven ATR system by nearly 10% over all targets tested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA453926

Entities

People

  • James D. Thompson

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Verification

Readers

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