VATT (Video Automatic Target Tracker) - The Gunner's 'Invisible' Aid,

Abstract

The Video Automatic Target Tracker integrates with modern vehicular fire control systems to aid the tank gunner in achieving improved accuracy with reduced workload. It is a digital edge-based-correlation tracker that automatically drives a stabilized line of sight to follow an operator selected target. The acquisition and tracking modes have been carefully matched to current Ml fire control procedures, utilizing the existing gunner's switches. Thus, manual operations with the tracker are identical to existing manual procedures, which allows the tracker to appear 'invisible' to the gunner. Discussion on tracker design, fire control system integration and operation, and laboratory and field test results is presented, including video tape excerpts from testing.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP001085

Entities

People

  • J. A. Wes

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Automatic
  • Control Systems
  • Control Theory
  • Field Tests
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Line Of Sight
  • Michigan
  • Tapes
  • Targets
  • Video
  • Video Tapes

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering