Algorithms for EO sensor SNR enhancement and smoothing

Author

Webb, D.L. ; Hung, L.L. ; Elliott, D.E.

Author_Institution

Autonetics & Missile Syst. Div., Rockwell Int. Corp., Anaheim, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

Oct. 30 1995-Nov. 1 1995

Firstpage

740

Abstract

Electro-optical (EO) sensor systems in surveillance and seeker applications demand the highest possible signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and spatial resolution. This paper introduces algorithms that increase the SNR and spatial resolution for a 2D focal plane array that has a high frame rate and whose field-of-view moves around within a field-of-regard of the scene being viewed. Predicted performance and simulation results for a particular implementation of these algorithms indicate an RMS SNR gain factor of over 40 for relatively low computational cost.

Keywords

electro-optical devices; 2D focal plane array; EO sensor; RMS SNR gain factor; SNR; SNR enhancement; algorithms; electro-optical sensor systems; field of regard; field of view; high frame rate; low computational cost; motion compensated integration; performance results; seeker applications; signal-to-noise ratio; simulation results; smoothing; spatial resolution; surveillance applications; Computational modeling; Electrooptic devices; Layout; Performance gain; Predictive models; Sensor systems; Signal to noise ratio; Smoothing methods; Spatial resolution; Surveillance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Signals, Systems and Computers, 1995. 1995 Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth Asilomar Conference on

Conference_Location

Pacific Grove, CA, USA

ISSN

1058-6393

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7370-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACSSC.1995.540648

Filename

540648