Title :
Dim target detection in IR maritime surveillance systems
Author :
Diani, M. ; Acito, N. ; Corsini, G.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria dell´´Inf., Electron. Inf. e Telecommun., Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper we present an automatic procedure for the detection of long-range airborne targets in maritime naval surveillance systems. The algorithm performance is investigated via simulation and compared to the one of the classical moving window detection algorithm.
Keywords :
geophysical techniques; infrared detectors; target tracking; IR maritime surveillance systems; airborne radar; automatic procedure; classical moving window detection algorithm; dim target detection; infrared maritime surveillance systems; long range airborne target detection; maritime naval surveillance systems; radar tracking; target tracking; Background noise; Clutter; Detection algorithms; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Infrared detectors; Matrix decomposition; Object detection; Radar detection; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Surveillance;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7929-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1294539
