Multispectral maritime background and clutter effects on small surface target detection
conference paper
This paper concerns multispectral backgrounds and clutter as they hamper the detection process of small surface targets. The
variability of target contrast is shown for a number of meteorological conditions in the various spectral bands, for which new types
of sensors have become available. It is shown that simultaneous framing with pixel co-location is very essential, which requires
automatically the application of staring 2-D arrays. Some additional sensor tricks are introduced such as gated viewing, dynamic
range enhancement, and laser 3-D imaging. By proper selection of bands, optimum clutter reduction and detection probability can
be achieved for targets such as swimmers, buoys and zodiacs.
variability of target contrast is shown for a number of meteorological conditions in the various spectral bands, for which new types
of sensors have become available. It is shown that simultaneous framing with pixel co-location is very essential, which requires
automatically the application of staring 2-D arrays. Some additional sensor tricks are introduced such as gated viewing, dynamic
range enhancement, and laser 3-D imaging. By proper selection of bands, optimum clutter reduction and detection probability can
be achieved for targets such as swimmers, buoys and zodiacs.
Topics
TNO Identifier
94912
Source title
Proceedings SPIE - Targets and Backgrounds: Characterization and Representation II, 8-10 April 1996, Orlando, FL
Editor(s)
Watkins, W.R.
Clement, D.
Clement, D.
Place of publication
Bellingham, WA.
Pages
267-275