Facsimile and static presentation processing – Facsimile – Specific signal processing circuitry
Patent
1985-01-25
1988-04-19
Buczinski, Stephen C.
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Facsimile
Specific signal processing circuitry
358105, 382 1, 364423, H04N 718, G06F 1550
Patent
active
047394013
ABSTRACT:
A system (20) for identifying and tracking targets in an image scene having a highly cluttered background. An imaging sensor and processing subsystem (21) provides a video image of the image scene. A size identification subsystem (23) removes background clutter from the image by filtering the image to pass objects whose sizes are within a predetermined size range. A feature analysis subsystem (24) analyzes the features of those objects which pass through the size identification subsystem and determines if a target is present in the image scene. A gated tracking subsystem (25) and scene correlation and tracking subsystem (26) track the target objects and image scene, respectively, until a target is identified. Thereafter, the tracking subsystems lock onto the target identified by the system (20). Several methods relating to target acquisition are also disclosed.
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Coleman Guy B.
Sacks Jack M.
Brown Charles D.
Buczinski Stephen C.
Hughes Aircraft Company
Karambelas A. W.
Wallace Linda J.
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