Research on fast ATR algorithms applied to AAM at endgame

ATR has been the most important part of the research plan for detecting and recognizing targets in many countries. In this paper, we address fast ATR algorithms for air-to-air missiles (AAMs) flying at endgame. These algorithms can be used to detect, recognize and track a target as well as determine the vulnerable components of an object. It can estimate engagement parameters such as Tgo (time to go) and adaptively control burst-point in various missile and target encounter models. Experimental results have showed that the performance and the real-time of algorithms are both satisfied to general demand of missiles.