GROUND SURVEILLANCE RADAR KNOWLEDGE-BASED TARGET TRACKING AND ASSOCIATIVE CLASSIFICATION

THE PROPOSED PROGRAM INVESTIGATES THE USE OF MULTI-EXPERT SYSTEM CONCEPTS FOR TERRAIN AND TACTICAL KNOWLEDGE, AND APPLIED THOSE CONCEPTS TO TRACK HISTORY FILES PRODUCED BY A GROUND SURVEILLANCE RADAR TRACK PROCESSOR. PRESENTLY, A TRAINED OPERATOR MUST EXAMIND THE TARGET REPORTS, WHICH ARE DISPLAYED AGAINST A TERRAIN OVERLAY, AND ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE TARGET AND ITS HOSTILE INTENT. THE PROPOSED PROCESSING APPROACH WILL ENABLE AUTOMATION OF A LARGE PART OF THIS PROCESS BY AIDING THE OPERATOR IN IDENTIFICATION AND/OR CLASSIFICATION OF TARGETS, ALLOWING MORE ATTENTION TO BE CONCENTRATED ON ASSESSING THE TACTICAL THREAT REPRESENTED BY A FEW KEY TARGETS. TERRAIN KNOWLEDGE STORAGE AND SEARCH TECHNIQUES ARE INVESTIGATED AND A TEST BED MULTI-EXPERT SYSTEM IS PROPOSED FOR PHASE II.