DUAL BAND INFRARED DISCRIMINATION TECHNIQUES

THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PHASE I WORK ARE AS FOLLOWS: A. CHARACTERIZE THE SEA AND CLOUD CLUTTER USING SEVERAL EXAMPLES FROM THE NAVY IRAMMP SENSOR IN VARIOUS SUB-BANDS OF THE 3-5 MICROMETERS AND 8-12 MICROMETERS INFRARED BANDS. CHARACTERIZATION INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO 1) AMPLITUDE DENSITY FUNCTION, 2) SPATIAL CORRELATION; 3) TEMPORAL CORRELATION. B. CHARACTERIZE THE RELATIVE PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES AGAINST REPRESENTATIVE CLUTTER SCENES SELECTED FROM THOS IN (A) ABOVE. C. INVESTIGATE THE USE OF SIMPLE DESCRIPTORS OR METRICS WHICH WOULD CHARACTERIZE IN A GENERAL WAY THE DETECTION CAPABILITY OF EACH BAND IN THE PRESENCE OF CLUTTER UNDER VARIOUS METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND THE PERFORMANCE OF DUAL BAND TARGET DESCRIPTION.