ATR with the ATLAS system

Abstract

The ATLAS sensor provides an angle-angle-range image of the target scene (active channel) and a conventional thermal image (passive channel) with the same pixel resolution. The issue of pixel registration of these two channels is discussed. Numerous flight tests have been conducted on this system against high value fixed targets and relocatable targets under various clutter environments. Sample image data and performance results are presented. Finally some concepts for fusing pixel registered active/passive imagery to enhance the system performance are given.<>