Feature-based processing of pre-screener generated alarms for performance improvements in target identification using the niitek ground-penetrating radar system

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5415, Issue PART 2, 2004, Pages 984-995

  Torrione, Peter A ^a   Throckmorton, Chandra S ^a   Collins, Leslie ^a   Clodfelter, Fred ^b   Frasier, Shane ^b   Starnes, Ian ^b   Bishop, Steven ^c   Gugino, Peter ^c   Howard, Peter ^c   Weaver, Richard ^c   Rosen, Erik ^d  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b Niitek Inc   (United States)

^c NIGHT VISION AND ELECTRONIC SENSORS DIRECTORATE   (United States)

^d IDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Features; Ground Penetrating Radar; Landmine; Support Vector Machines

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; ALGORITHMS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; SENSORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

FEATURES; LANDMINES; PRE-SCREENER GENERATED ALARMS; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 10044243953     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.540926     Document Type: Conference Paper

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