TOD Predicts Target Acquisition Performance for Staring and Scanning Thermal Imagers
conference paper
Identification and recognition performance for four staring and two scanning thermal imagers, were measured in an observer experiment using images that were collected during a NATO field trial in Nettuno, Italy, in 1998. The dataset allows validation of the MRTD and alternative sensor performance measures such as the TOD (Triangle Orientation Discrimination threshold). The 75% correct Target Acquisition ranges were compared with the TOD sensor acuity and the MRTD spatial frequency at (Delta) T equals 2 K. The results show that the ratio between the 75% correct TA range and TOD sensor acuity (which is the equivalent to the cycle criterion in MRTD-based models), is independent of the sensor type used, which means that the TOD is a good predictor of sensor performance.
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TNO Identifier
95291
Publisher
SPIE
Source title
Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XI, 26-27 April 2000, Orlando, USA
Place of publication
Bellingham, WA.
Pages
96-103