Automatic stereo processing of high resolution radar imagery

Previously reported experiments with stereoscopic viewing of high resolution radar pictures demonstrated improvements in detection sensitivity up to 7 dB. This paper presents continued research into automatic algorithmic techniques for employing stereo information. A simple two-stage model for a human observer is proposed, and here we investigate the utility of an existing automatic stereo processor technique in application to radar imagery. It is shown that results obtained with the automatic processor very closely resemble those obtained through actual stereo viewing of radar pictures.