Automatic target recognition

"This updated edition of the Tutorial Text on Automatic Target Recognition provides an inside view of the automatic target recognition (ATR) field from the perspective of an engineer working in the field for 40 years. The algorithm descriptions and testing procedures covered in the book are app...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Schachter, Bruce J. 1946- (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bellingham, Washington : SPIE, [2017]
EditionSecond edition.
SeriesSPIE tutorial texts ; TT113.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781523112807
1523112808
9781510611283
1510611282
9781510611276
1510611274
9781510611290
1510611290
9781510611306
1510611304
Physical Description1 online resource (284 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Definitions and performance measures: 1.1. What is automatic target recognition (ATR)? 1.2. Basic definitions; 1.3. Detection criteria; 1.4. Performance measures for target detection; 1.5. Classification criteria; 1.6. Experimental design; 1.7. Characterizations of ATR hardware/software; References
  • 2. Target detection strategies: 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Simple detection algorithms; 2.3. More-complex detectors; 2.4. Grand paradigms; 2.5. Traditional SAR and hyperspectral target detectors; 2.6. Conclusions and future direction; References; Appendices
  • 3. Target classifier strategies: 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Main issues to consider in target classification; 3.3. Feature extraction; 3.4. Feature selection; 3.5. Examples of feature types; 3.6. Examples of classifiers; 3.7. Discussion; References
  • 4. Unification of automatic target tracking and automatic target recognition: 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Categories of tracking problems; 4.3. Tracking problems; 4.4. Extensions of target tracking; 4.5. Collaborative ATT and ATR (ATT<->ATR); 4.6. Unification of ATT and ATR (ATT[cup]ATR); 4.7. Discussion; References
  • 5. Next-generation ATR: 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Hardware design; 5.3. Algorithm/software design; 5.4. Potential impact; References
  • 6. How smart is your automatic target recognizer? 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Test for determining the intelligence of an ATR; 6.3. Sentient versus sapient ATR; 6.4. Discussion: where is ATR headed? References
  • Appendix 1: Resources
  • Appendix 2: Questions to pose to the ATR customer
  • Appendix 3: Acronyms
  • Index.