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A Novel Approach to EO, IR, SAR, and Hyperspectral Sensor Fusion

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA8718-05-C-0057
Agency Tracking Number: F051-207-1169
Amount: $100,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF05-207
Solicitation Number: 2005.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2005
Award Year: 2005
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2005-03-31
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2005-12-31
Small Business Information
15400 Calhoun Drive, Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20855
United States
DUNS: 161911532
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Chiman Kwan
 Director of Research and Design
 (301) 294-5238
 ckwan@i-a-i.com
Business Contact
 Mark James
Title: Contracts and Proposals Manager
Phone: (301) 294-5221
Email: mjames@i-a-i.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Target detection and classification is challenging because target detection and classification cannot be effectively carried out by pure visual inspection and must rely on some automatic algorithms. Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI) and its subcontractor, Prof. C. Chang of the University of Maryland at Baltimore County (UMBC), propose a new hybrid framework for target detection and classification using airborne images from two perspectives: spatial and spectral. The spatial approach focuses on texture analysis. The idea is motivated by the fact that the image texture will be disturbed if targets are present. This approach is applicable to EO, IR, hyperspectral, and SAR images. The spectral approach and has two steps. First, a new automatic target generation process (ATGP) is used to generate a set of potential targets from the image data in an unsupervised fashion without using any prior knowledge. Second, an Automatic Target Detection and Classification Algorithm (ATDCA) is used to identify the potential targets. The algorithm can be used to detect anomalies (new and unknown targets) in blind environments. The algorithm is suitable for surveillance operations where the objective is to detect the presence of any potential targets.

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