HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGE EXPLOITATION

THIS PROPOSAL RESPONDS TO DOD TECHNICAL SUBTOPIC A88-162: HYPERSPECTRAL/IMAGE EXPLOITATION, WHICH REQUEST THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SOFTWARE FOR HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGE EXPLOITATION. THE RESULT WOULD BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A INTEGRATED SYSTEM WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE ARMY TO EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS FOR APPLYING HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING SPECTROSCOPY FOR THE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF MILITARY TARGETS AND BACKGROUNDS. TO OBTAIN THE DESIRED GOAL, WE PROPOSE DURING PHASE I TO DO THE NECESSARY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP THE TECHNIQUES NEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE OVERALL DESIGN AND APPROACH. THE PRIMARY AREAS OF RESEARCH WILL BE IN THE 1) REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF EXISTING SYSTEMS, 2) INCORPORATION OF LABORATORY SPECTRA AS A INTEGRAL PART OF THE DATA ANALYSIS, 3) DEVELOPMENT OF MODELS FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND OTHER LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CORRECTIONS TO THE DATA, AND 4) THE USE OF INTELLIGENT PROCESSING PROCEDURES. RESULTS OF PHASE I WOULD BE A SET OF DESIGNS AND ALGORITHMS THAT OCULD BE USED DURING PHASE II TO DEVELOP A WORKING PROTOTYPE SYSTEM.