Title :
ATR with the ATLAS system
Author_Institution :
Hughes Missile Syst. Co., San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
The ATLAS sensor provides an angle-angle-range image of the target scene (active channel) and a conventional thermal image (passive channel) with the same pixel resolution. The issue of pixel registration of these two channels is discussed. Numerous flight tests have been conducted on this system against high value fixed targets and relocatable targets under various clutter environments. Sample image data and performance results are presented. Finally some concepts for fusing pixel registered active/passive imagery to enhance the system performance are given
Keywords :
aerospace testing; image registration; image resolution; missile guidance; optical radar; radar clutter; radar imaging; radar target recognition; sensor fusion; ATLAS sensor; ATLAS system; ATR; active channel; angle-angle-range image; automatic target recognition; autonomous terminal guidance system; clutter environments; cruise missiles; fixed targets; flight tests; image fusion; passive channel; performance results; pixel registered active/passive imagery; pixel registration; pixel resolution; recording equipment; relocatable targets; system performance; test control equipment; thermal image; Aircraft navigation; Azimuth; Image resolution; Image sensors; Laser radar; Layout; Mirrors; Missiles; Optical sensors; Pixel; System performance; System testing; Thermal sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Signals, Systems and Computers, 1993. 1993 Conference Record of The Twenty-Seventh Asilomar Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pacific Grove, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-4120-7
DOI :
10.1109/ACSSC.1993.342517
