Spin-image target detection algorithm applied to low density 3D point clouds

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Foster, Michael S ^a,b   Schott, John R ^a   Messinger, David W ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lidar; Point cloud; Remote sensing; Spin image

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNAL DETECTION; ERROR DETECTION;

CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; POINT CLOUD; POINT CLOUD DATA; SECONDARY SENSORS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPIN IMAGES; TARGET DETECTION ALGORITHM; ROBUST DETECTION; THREE DIMENSIONS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 53749103233     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19313195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3002398     Document Type: Article

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