Environmental Characterization for Target Acquisition. Report 2. Analysis of Thermal and Visible Imagery

Automated/Aided Target Recognition (ATR) systems are being developed for client and next generation attack and reconnaissance helicopters. Part of the development cycle consists of testing and evaluation of the systems at field test facilities within the United States. Preliminary tests of ATR syste...

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Main Authors: Sabol, Bruce M, Rivera, Salvador, Jr
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment
ATR(AUTOMATIC TARGET RECOGNITION)
AUTOMATIC
AUTOMATIC TARGET RECOGNITION
AUTOMATION
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
Cybernetics
DATA ACQUISITION
FIELD TESTS
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
GROUND TRUTH
HELICOPTERS
HIGH SENSITIVITY
IMAGE METRICS
IMAGE PROCESSING
INFRARED IMAGES
LASER TARGET DESIGNATORS
MEASUREMENT
MILLIMETER WAVES
OPTICAL DETECTION
Optical Detection and Detectors
RADAR
RANGE FINDING
RECONNAISSANCE
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
SENSITIVITY
TARGET ACQUISITION
Target Direction, Range and Position Finding
TARGET RECOGNITION
TARGETS
TERRAIN
TERRAIN CONDITIONS
TEST AND EVALUATION
TEST FACILITIES
THERMAL IMAGES
THERMAL INFRARED IMAGERY
TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS
VISIBLE IMAGERY
WEATHER
WEATHER DATA. DECISION TREES
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Summary:Automated/Aided Target Recognition (ATR) systems are being developed for client and next generation attack and reconnaissance helicopters. Part of the development cycle consists of testing and evaluation of the systems at field test facilities within the United States. Preliminary tests of ATR systems have demonstrated a high sensitivity to terrain and environmental conditions. Testers and analysts must therefore have an understanding of the relationship between system performance and terrain/environmental conditions to plan tests and interpret data. To develop an understanding of this relationship, the Environmental Characterization for Target Acquisition (ECTA) Program was initiated. As part of this program, visible and thermal infrared imagery, meteorological data and terrain characterization data were systematically collected from six different U.S. sites for different times of year and times of day. This report describes analysis procedures for evaluating the relationships between the sites' ground-truth measurements and statistical characteristics of resulting imagery. Results of these analyses are presented and discussed. Original contains color plates: All DTIC and NTIS reproductions will be in black and white.