Expectation-maximization approach to target model generation from multiple SAR images

John A. Richards; John W. Fisher III; Alan S. Willsky

doi:10.1117/12.396376

24 August 2000 Expectation-maximization approach to target model generation from multiple SAR images

John A. Richards, John W. Fisher III, Alan S. Willsky

Proceedings Volume 4053, Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery VII; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.396376
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A key issue in the development and deployment of model-based automatic target recognition (ATR) systems is the generation of target models to populate the ATR database. Model generation is typically a formidable task, often requiring detailed descriptions of targets in the form of blueprints or CAD models. Recently, efforts to generate models from a single 1-D radar range profile or a single 2-D synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image have met with some success. However, the models generated from these data sets are of limited use to most ATR systems because they are not three-dimensional. We propose a method for generating a 3-D target model directly from multiple SAR images of a target obtained at arbitrary viewing angles. This 3-D model is a parameterized description of the target in terms of its component reflector primitives. We pose the model generation problem as a parametric estimation problem based on information extracted from the SAR images. We accomplish this parametric estimation in the context of data association using the expectation-maximization (EM) method. Although we develop our method in the context of a specific data extraction technique and target parameterization scheme, our underlying framework is general enough to accommodate different choices. We present results demonstrating the utility of our method.

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John A. Richards, John W. Fisher III, and Alan S. Willsky "Expectation-maximization approach to target model generation from multiple SAR images", Proc. SPIE 4053, Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery VII, (24 August 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.396376

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