Automatic target recognition and tracking in FLIR imagery using extended maximum average correlation height filter and polynomial distance classifier correlation filter

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5807, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-15

  Bhuiyan, Sharif M A ^a   Alam, Mohammad S ^a   Alkanhal, Mohamed ^b  

^a University of South Alabama   (United States)

^b Computer and Electronics Research Institute ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Automatic target recognition; EMACH filter; FLIR imagery; PDCCF filter; Target tracking

Indexed keywords

EMACH FILTERS; FLIR IMAGERY;

AUTOMATION; CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

TARGETS;

EID: 27544515485     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.605147     Document Type: Conference Paper

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