Gated viewing for target detection and target recognition

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3707, Issue , 1999, Pages 432-448

  Steinvall, Ove K ^a   Olsson, Hakan ^a   Bolander, Goeran ^a   Groenwall, Christina A ^a   Letalick, Dietmar ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Image signal processing; Laser radar; Range gating; Target detection; Target recognition

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; MILITARY VEHICLES; OBJECT DETECTION; OBJECT RECOGNITION; OPTICAL RADAR; RADAR; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TARGET TRACKING;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; LONG WAVE INFRARED; QUADRATURE FILTERS; RANGE GATING; SHORT-PULSE LASERS; SPATIAL INFORMATIONS; TARGET DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATIONS; TARGET RECOGNITION;

RADAR TARGET RECOGNITION;

EID: 0000557453     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.351364     Document Type: Conference Paper

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