IR and SAR automatic target detection benchmarks

Uwe E. Jaeger; Helmut Maier-Herburger; Christoph Stahl; Norbert Heinze; Dieter Willersinn

doi:10.1117/12.542102

21 September 2004 IR and SAR automatic target detection benchmarks

Uwe E. Jaeger, Helmut Maier-Herburger, Christoph Stahl, Norbert Heinze, Dieter Willersinn

Proceedings Volume 5426, Automatic Target Recognition XIV; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.542102
Event: Defense and Security, 2004, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

This contribution describes the results of a collaboration the objective of which was to technically validate an assessment approach for automatic target recognition (ATR) components1. The approach is intended to become a standard for component specification and acceptance test during development and procurement and includes the provision of appropriate tools and data. The collaboration was coordinated by the German Federal Office for Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB). Partners besides the BWB and the group Assessment of Fraunhofer IITB were ATR development groups of EADS Military Aircraft, EADS Dornier and Fraunhofer IITB. The ATR development group of IITB contributed ATR results and developer's expertise to the collaboration while the industrial partners contributed ATR results and their expertise both from the developer's and the system integrator's point of view. The assessment group's responsibility was to provide task-relevant data and assessment tools, to carry out performance analyses and to document major milestones. The result of the collaboration is twofold: the validation of the assessment approach by all partners, and two approved benchmarks for specific military target detection tasks in IR and SAR images. The tasks are defined by parameters including sensor, viewing geometries, targets, background etc. The benchmarks contain IR and SAR sensor data, respectively. Truth data and assessment tools are available for performance measurement and analysis. The datasets are split into training data for ATR optimization and test data exclusively used for performance analyses during acceptance tests. Training data and assessment tools are available for ATR developers upon request. The work reported in this contribution was supported by the German Federal Office for Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB), EADS Dornier, and EADS Military Aircraft.

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Uwe E. Jaeger, Helmut Maier-Herburger, Christoph Stahl, Norbert Heinze, and Dieter Willersinn "IR and SAR automatic target detection benchmarks", Proc. SPIE 5426, Automatic Target Recognition XIV, (21 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.542102

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