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Target-Centered Models and Information-Theoretic Segmentation for Automatic Target Recognition

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We present an approach to automatic target recognition (ATR) from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery which combines advantages of both model-based and template-based approaches. Prior observations are used to estimate the statistical properties of reflectance over regions in the training scene. These target-centered statistical models can then be used to estimate the statistical properties of sensor output for arbitrary pose. Two-sided hypothesis tests which are maximally powerful at the most likely alternative are developed in a information-theoretic framework to address target model segmentation and confuser rejection. Segmentation of target from clutter is performed in the target-centered coordinate system using all prior observations to produce a consistent segmentation over all poses. We present performance and computation complexity results as a function of segmentation threshold, confuser-rejection threshold, and operating conditions for publicly available SAR data.

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Devore, M.D., O'Sullivan, J.A. Target-Centered Models and Information-Theoretic Segmentation for Automatic Target Recognition. Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing 14, 139–159 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022277209974

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