VERAC'S COMPILATION AND INVESTIGATION OF ADVANCE DSMAC ALGORITHMS TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE

THE DIGITAL SCENE MATCHING AREA CORRELATOR (SDMAC) IS USED BY UNMANNED VEHICLES TO PROVIDE LOW ALTITUDE GUIDANCE POSITION UPDATES TO THE INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM. IN ORDER TO ENHANCE CURRENT OPERATION OF DSMAC, VERAC, INCORPORATED PROPOSES TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING: 1. COMPILE DATA ON CURRENT DSMAC SYSTEM IN ORDER TO DEFINE ITS CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS. 2. ANALYZE EXISTING VISUAL DIGITIZED DATA SOURCES TO DEFINE CANDIDATE CORRELATION PARAMETERS. 3. IDENTIFY SELECT CORRELATION ALGORITHMS AND EVALUATE THEIR POTENTIAL FOR ENHANCEMENTS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES BASED ON THE PARAMETERS DEFINED ABOVE. 4. USING ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AND SIMULATIONS, EVALUATE THE NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT ATTAINED USING THE ENHANCEMENTS DEFINED.