Calibrated and geocoded clutter from an airborne multispectral scanner

Markus Heuer; Ralph Bruehlmann; Marc-Andre John; Konrad J. Schmid; Rudolph Hueppi; Reto Koenig

doi:10.1117/12.352948

14 July 1999 Calibrated and geocoded clutter from an airborne multispectral scanner

Markus Heuer, Ralph Bruehlmann, Marc-Andre John, Konrad J. Schmid, Rudolph Hueppi, Reto Koenig

Proceedings Volume 3699, Targets and Backgrounds: Characterization and Representation V; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.352948
Event: AeroSense '99, 1999, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Robustness of automatic target recognition (ATR) to varying observation conditions and countermeasures is substantially increased by use of multispectral sensors. Assessment of such ATR systems is performed by captive flight tests and simulations (HWIL or complete modeling). Although the clutter components of a scene can be generated with specified statistics, clutter maps directly obtained from measurement are required for validation of a simulation. In addition, urban scenes have non-stationary characteristics and are difficult to simulate. The present paper describes a scanner, data acquisition and processing system used for the generation of realistic clutter maps incorporating infrared, passive and active millimeter wave channels. The sensors are mounted on a helicopter with coincident line-of-sight, enabling us to measure consistent clutter signatures under varying observation conditions. Position and attitude data from GPS and an inertial measurement unit, respectively, are used to geometrically correct the raw scanner data. After sensor calibration the original voltage signals are converted to physical units, i.e. temperatures and reflectivities, describing the clutter independently of the scanning sensor, thus allowing us the use of the clutter maps in tests of a priori unknown multispectral sensors. The data correction procedures are described and results are presented.

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Markus Heuer, Ralph Bruehlmann, Marc-Andre John, Konrad J. Schmid, Rudolph Hueppi, and Reto Koenig "Calibrated and geocoded clutter from an airborne multispectral scanner", Proc. SPIE 3699, Targets and Backgrounds: Characterization and Representation V, (14 July 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.352948

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Sensors

Radar

Extremely high frequency

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