On-platform radar and optical track fusion

Author

Sorell, Matthew J. ; Krieg, Mark L. ; Stewart, Clayton V.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Inf. Technol. & Eng., George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

1-3 Nov 1993

Firstpage

268

Abstract

The Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation is developing a single-platform sensor fusion test-bed based around an experimental X-band generic pulse Doppler radar. Initial research will examine real-time fusion of amplitude monopulse radar azimuth and elevation and video position estimates and the tracking ability of the combined sensor system. The addition of further signal processing and sensors will allow experimental verification of a variety of sensor fusion and management algorithms. Examples of preliminary data are shown and the continuing development of the test-bed and its applications are discussed

Keywords

Doppler radar; airborne radar; military systems; optical information processing; optical radar; radar signal processing; radar tracking; sensor fusion; test facilities; Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation; X-band generic pulse Doppler radar; amplitude monopulse radar; azimuth; elevation; optical track fusion; real-time fusion; sensor fusion algorithms; sensor fusion test-bed; sensor management algorithms; signal processing; tracking; video position estimates; Australia; Doppler radar; Laser radar; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Radar tracking; Sensor fusion; Signal processing algorithms; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Signals, Systems and Computers, 1993. 1993 Conference Record of The Twenty-Seventh Asilomar Conference on

Conference_Location

Pacific Grove, CA

ISSN

1058-6393

Print_ISBN

0-8186-4120-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACSSC.1993.342515

Filename

342515