Feature-based classification of aerospace radar targets using neural networks

Neural Networks

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 129-142

  Botha, Elizabeth C ^b   Barnard, Etienne ^a   Barnard, Charl J ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

complex radar backscatter; down range profiles; features; feedforward neural networks; ISAR images; multi frequency radar; non cooperative target recognition; radar target classification

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MODELS; ALGORITHMS; ANTENNAS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; EXPERT SYSTEMS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RADAR;

AEROSPACE RADAR TARGETS; COMPLEX RADAR BACKSCATTER; DOWN RANGE PROFILES; FEATURE BASED CLASSIFICATION; MULTI-FREQUENCY RADAR; NON COOPERATIVE TARGET RECOGNITION;

FEEDFORWARD NEURAL NETWORKS;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION;

EID: 0029988092     PISSN: 08936080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0893-6080(95)00066-6     Document Type: Article

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