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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1990
James J Reis, La Palma, CA (US);
Anthony L Luk, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Antonio B Lucero, Anaheim, CA (US);
David D Garber, Cypress, CA (US);
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
An automatic target acquisition and tracking system has been developed for a focal plane array seeker. The automatic target acquisition is achieved by three independent target acquisition algorithms, viz., the maximum likelihood classification, the video spatial clustering, and the target-to-interference ratio. Each algorithm operates asynchronously and provides independent target detection results. Target information is then combined hierarchically in a probabilistic fashion and prioritized. The highest priority target is handed off to a dual mode tracker consisting of a minimum absolute difference correlation tracker and a centroid tracker. The dual mode tracker subsequently provides a feedback signal to a proportional navigation system or other guidance/control system for directing the flight path of a munition.