ATR with the ATLAS system

Author

Flowers, Don H.

Author_Institution

Hughes Missile Syst. Co., San Diego, CA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

1-3 Nov 1993

Firstpage

278

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;

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.1993.342517

Filename

342517