Augmented Target Screener/FLIR System

Abstract

This report describes the concept, functions, implementation, and performance of the Augmented Target Screening Subsystem (ATSS) configured to screen FLIR imagery. The ATSS may be either an airborne or ground-based device that operates directly on the output video signal of a FLIR sensor or on FLIR data recorded on a video tape. The ATSS has analog and special purpose digital equipment, and a general purpose computer which are combined with peripheral equipment (displays, Visicorder, interfaces, scan converter, and cameras) to perform automatically and in real-time target screening. Using imagery signal processing, the ATSS detects and extracts target features and uses pattern recognition techniques to classify man-made objects. The ATSS performance was evaluated at several stages with the final results indicating that the design goal (probability of detection 0.85 and false alarm probability 0.07) was met.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADB013144

Entities

People

  • Meletios Geokezas

Organizations

  • Honeywell International, Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Avionics
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Feature Extraction
  • Instructions
  • Machine Learning
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Recognition
  • Recording Systems
  • Storage Tubes
  • Tape Recorders
  • Tapes
  • Target Detection
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Video Signals
  • Video Tapes

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Computer Vision.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML