Experimental comparison of three target acquisition models

R. Melamed; Y. Yitzhaky; N. S. Kopeika; S. R. Rotman

doi:10.1117/12.283922

Experimental comparison of three target acquisition models

R. Melamed, Y. Yitzhaky, N. S. Kopeika, S. R. Rotman

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Abstract

The role of the atmosphere in target acquisition modeling is investigated experimentally. Three models are compared to experimental results measured on the Golan heights, Israel. Concepts considered are atmospheric attenuation verses atmospheric blur, and contrast limited (blur-limited) versus noise-limited imaging. Results indicate that the role of the atmosphere in target acquisition is blur rather than attenuation, and that for ranges on the order of a few kilometers modern sensors are limited by atmospheric blur rather than by noise.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	66-77
Number of pages	12
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	3128
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283922
State	Published - 1 Dec 1997
Event	Airborne Reconnaissance XXI - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 29 Jul 1997 → 30 Jul 1997

Keywords

Aerosols
Atmospheric optics
Blur
Contrast
Light scatter
Modulation transfer function
Target acquisition
Thermal imaging
Turbulence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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