DocumentCode
875364
Title
Image-enhanced tracking
Author
Sworder, D.D. ; Hutchins, R.G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Appl. Mech. & Eng. Sci., California Univ., San Diego, CA, USA
Volume
25
Issue
5
fYear
1989
fDate
9/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
701
Lastpage
710
Abstract
Measurement of the angular orientation of the target or the target designation makes possible the design of high-accuracy tracking and prediction systems. Such measurements are best accomplished with an imaging sensor. A model is presented for the image-based observation link, along with the equations used to convert a sequence of image processor outputs into an estimate of target status. An example examines the interrelationship which exists between the rate of feature changes of a target, the frame rate of the imager, and the sensitivity of the sensor-image processor. It is shown that even at high frame rates, anomalous events may occur
Keywords
military systems; picture processing; tracking; angular orientation; estimate of target status; image processor; imaging sensor; military systems; target designation; Acceleration; Accuracy; Aircraft; Equations; Ferroelectric films; Image converters; Nonvolatile memory; Random access memory; Sensor systems; Target tracking;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9251
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/7.42087
Filename
42087
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