A Detection Algorithm for Optical Targets in Clutter

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

Volumn AES-23, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 46-59

  Reed, Irving S ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRARED IMAGING; SIGNAL DETECTION - MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DETECTION ALGORITHM; HEAVY OPTICAL CLUTTER; OPTICAL TARGETS;

RADAR, OPTICAL;

EID: 0023271559     PISSN: 00189251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAES.1987.313335     Document Type: Article

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