Riverine Imaging

Abstract

Numerous sensing modalities can produce 3D data sets. Two very important surveillance modalities are video (2D space plus time) and 3D Inverse Synthetic Aperture RADAR (ISAR). It is the goal of this task to examine these specific modalities and 1) for video -- determine fundamental bounds on sub-sampling, resolution and reconstruction such that large video data volumes ean be moved through communication channels; and 2) formulate and demonstrate a 3D ISAR image reconstruction process to be used for penetrative reconstruction of river boat internals as they float by a small, low frequency RADAR. The envisioned system could provide remote, unattended river intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) for several months in a concealed package located near tropical rivers, mountain passes, and locations of special interest.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 16, 2011
Accession Number
ADA554023

Entities

People

  • Brian Thelen
  • Christopher Roussi
  • J.W. LeBlanc
  • James Ebling
  • John Mccorkle
  • John Valenzuela
  • Joseph Garbarino
  • Mark Stuff
  • Nikola Subotic

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Bandwidth
  • Computations
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Frequency Bands
  • Geometry
  • Mobile Phones
  • Radar
  • Radar Signals
  • Radio Frequency
  • Scattering
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Riverine Ecology

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Space Objects