Processing of polarimetric infrared images for landmine detection

Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 216-221

  Cremer, F ^a,b   De Jong, W ^a   Schutte, K ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cameras; Geophysical measurements; Ground penetrating radar; Infrared detectors; Infrared imaging; Landmine detection; Lenses; Radar detection; Sensor fusion; Sensor phenomena and characterization

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES; BOMBS (ORDNANCE); CAMERAS; EXPLOSIVES; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFRARED DETECTORS; INFRARED IMAGING; LENSES; POLARIMETERS; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); TRACKING RADAR;

DETECTION PERFORMANCE; FORWARD-LOOKING IR CAMERAS; GEOPHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; MULTI-SENSOR PLATFORMS; RADAR DETECTION; RECEIVER OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS CURVES; SENSOR FUSION;

LANDMINE DETECTION;

EID: 84899417419     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AGPR.2003.1207322     Document Type: Conference Paper

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