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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1995
Gary Kim Jenkins, Arlington, TX (US);
Bruno Jack Evans, Euless, TX (US);
David Collis Williams, Jr, Burleson, TX (US);
Arthur Steven Bornowski, Garland, TX (US);
Loral Vought Systems Corp., Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Abstract
A visual recognition system is disclosed for detecting a target within a scene. A LADAR system and method is employed for scanning laser light signals across a scene having a target to be characterized. Laser light reflected from the target is detected and processed into a three-dimensional image. The three-dimensional image is segmented to separate the target from the overall scene. Substantially, only the segmented target data is either displayed locally or transmitted via a narrow bandwidth transmission medium to a remote site for display. The invention finds particular application in military situations where enemy armor is detected and the segmented version of the armor is transmitted via SINCGARS.