New Radar Exploitation Methods for Combat Identification

ABSTRACT: TRL 9 compact feature set technology that EMSI developed in the 1990s for aircraft targets shall be adapted to the characterization of both moving and stationary ground vehicle targets. Technology for generation of compact ground vehicle ATR feature sets shall be developed and demonstrated. These compact ATR feature sets will be used for stationary vehicle SAR ATR and moving vehicle HRR ATR. Performance of compact feature set ATR will be thoroughly quantified. The technology is expected to provide enhanced ATR performance. Performance metrics shall be applied to all stages of the processing. Compact ATR feature sets will facilitate fast, efficient ATR algorithms suitable for use on RPVs. BENEFIT: This technology supports anti-access / area denial (A2AD) due to its facilitation of on-board processing and data-to-decisions (D2D) because these compact feature sets can be readily transferred between systems through low bandwidth channels. It is applicable to both ISR and strike platforms.