TOPS pattern recognition algorithms and their extension to the IR

David L. Flannery; William B. Hahn Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.212040

16 June 1995 TOPS pattern recognition algorithms and their extension to the IR

David L. Flannery, William B. Hahn Jr.

Proceedings Volume 2489, Transition of Optical Processors into Systems 1995; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.212040
Event: SPIE's 1995 Symposium on OE/Aerospace Sensing and Dual Use Photonics, 1995, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The TOPS pattern recognition program produced a successful demonstration of optical correlation applied to automatic target recognition (ATR) using visible (video) images. The TOPS correlator hardware will soon be tested performing ATR using IR images. In both cases, effective algorithms must be defined and implemented in three functional areas: (1) distortion-tolerant correlation filter design, (2) input image preprocessing, and (3) filter management strategy. The algorithms implemented for TOPS are reviewed and the modifications required for IR imagery are discussed.

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David L. Flannery and William B. Hahn Jr. "TOPS pattern recognition algorithms and their extension to the IR", Proc. SPIE 2489, Transition of Optical Processors into Systems 1995, (16 June 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.212040

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