US Government As Represented by the Secretary of the Army

S Richard Sims

William C Pittman

Billy J Walker

Thomas W Branch

Jonathan A Mills

Synthetic discriminant function automatic target recognition system augmented by LADAR combines, through the synthetic discriminant function (SDF), the active LADAR data of the potential target object with the passive infrared imagery of the target and background. In doing so, the system not only recognizes and classifies the target but also provides the range profile of the target object by analyzing the amplitude of the reflected return signal when appropriate. The live target scene imagery in passive infrared is detected, filtered and subsequently complex multiplied with pre-existing synthetic discriminant function to produce a two-dimensional cross-correlated surface. Analogous process is performed on the active LADAR range and intensity images of the live target scene with corresponding pre-existing synthetic discriminant function for the same target pose and scale as in the passive infrared correlation step. Ultimately, the target information thus acquired in passive infrared and active LADAR is fused to obtain a more accurate determination of the target location and classification than is possible using either infrared or LADAR alone.

Synthetic discriminant function automatic target recognition system

A potential target scenery image data is filtered and complex-multiplied h synthetic discriminant functions to produce a two-dimensional, cross-correlated surface. The surface is then analyzed to determine the spatial coordinates of the target, if any.

Automatic target recognition system

A high resolution video acquisition system is disclosed that provides a rrding capability at extended time with full resolution. Two real time digital scan converters, a synchronizing computer and image frame buffers cooperate to provide two high resolution Red, Green, and Blue 60 hertz video channel outputs for recording systems in digital format and for real time video display. The respective channels are sampled at approximately one frame per second per channel for approximately 2 hours, thereby providing a full resolution extended time recording capability.

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S Richard Sims