Review of Current Aided/Automatic Target Acquisition Technology for Military Target Acquisition Tasks

Abstract

Aided and automatic target recognition (Ai/ATR) capability is a critical technology needed by the military services for modern combat. However, the current level of performance that is available is largely deficient compared to the requirements. This is largely due to the difficulty of acquiring targets in realistic environments but has also been due to the difficulty in getting new concepts from, for example, the academic community, due to limitations for distribution of classified data. The difficulty of the performance required has limited the fulfillment of the promise that is so anticipated by the war fighter. We review the metrics, imagery data bases, and sensors associated with Ai/ATR performance and suggest possible technical approaches that could enable new advancements in military-relevant performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA552773

Entities

People

  • James A. Ratches

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Automatic
  • Change Detection
  • Classification
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Image Processing
  • Military Applications
  • Recognition
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Target Acquisition
  • Target Recognition
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.