Fusion of Radar and EO-sensors for Surveillance

Fusion of radar and EO-sensors for the purpose of surveillance is investigated. All sensors are considered to be co-located with respect to the distance of the area under surveillance. More specifically, the applicability for such multi-sensor systems is examined for surveillance in littoral watters. The sensor suile is a coherent polarimetric...

On measures of Performance to Assess Sensor Fusion Effectiveness

In this paper measures of performance (MOP's) are discussed with which the efectiveness of sensor fusion can be assessed. A series of objectíve measures are outlined to characterize efectiveness of the detection, tracking and classitication processes. The applìcabílity of several MOP's is demonstrated for an example in which radar and camera...

Joint-FACET: The Canada-Netherlands initiative to study multi-sensor data fusion systems

This paper presents the progress of a collaborative effort between Canada and The Netherlands in analyzing multi-sensor data fusion systems, e.g. for potential application to their respective frigates. In view of the overlapping interest in studying and comparing applicability and performance and advanced state-of-the-art Multi-Sensor Data...

High Resolution Target Height Estimation: Analysis of the ARTIST Trials

In this paper the process of determining the target elevation in a maritime environment with phased array radars that are equipped with multiple receiver channels is considered. Based on measured data, a comparison between a traditional technique representing monopulse and a so-called High Resolution (HR) technique is presented. The HR technique...

Adaptive Nullsteering of Main Lobe Jamming: Analysis of the ARTIST Trials

This paper considers the effectiveness of adaptive nullsteering in main lobe jamming scenarios. Four variants of algorithms are evaluated using data that has been gathered experimentally with an eight element array radar operating at C-band. The measurements were conducted in a coastal environment. Compared to fixed beamforming, an improved...

Adaptive Nullsteering of Main Lobe Jamming: Analysis of the ARTIST Trials

This paper considers the effectiveness of adaptive nullsteering in main lobe jamming scenarios. Four variants of algorithms are evaluated using data that has been gathered experimentally with an eight element array radar operating at C-band. The measurements were conducted in a coastal environment. Compared to fixed beamforming, an improved...

Multiple hypothesis clustering in radar plot extraction

False plots and plots with inaccurate range and Doppler estimates may severely degrade the performance of tracking algorithms in radar systems. This paper describes how a multiple hypothesis clustering technique can be applied to mitigate the problems involved in plot extraction. The measures of confidence for each hypothesis are based on fuzzy...