Passive Panoramic Image Fusion (PPIF) for 360 Degree Situational Awareness to Support Operations in Urban Terrain

Abstract

The Passive Panoramic Image Fusion (PPIF) system provides 360 degree situational awareness to the crew of an armored combat, surveillance and troop transport vehicle during the day or night. Real time, pixel based fusion of infrared and visual video with pan and zoom capability. It aids armed urban operation with surveillance, peace keeping operations, and perimeter control. It encompasses 3 ban fusion: near infrared, far infrared, and visible.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA459512

Entities

People

  • Thomas Meitzler

Organizations

  • Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Image Processing
  • Images
  • Information Operations
  • Infrared Cameras
  • Infrared Images
  • Night Vision
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Search And Rescue
  • Security
  • Situational Awareness
  • Surveillance
  • Tactical Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Visual Perception

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Military Science
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.