Real-time target acquisition for the Army's scout mission

Philip David

doi:10.1117/12.241927

7 June 1996 Real-time target acquisition for the Army's scout mission

Philip David

Proceedings Volume 2739, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing X; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.241927
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1996, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

We have developed a robotic unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that performs reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition. THis vehicle has been used in a number of tactical training exercises at Fort Hood, TX with US Army scouts from the 1st Armored Cavalry Division. The UGV, built around a high- mobility, multi-purpose, wheeled vehicle, is designed to be supervised by an operator at a control station located 10 km or more away from the UGV. The UGV's real-time automatic target acquisition system uses an infrared sensor to automatically detect and track moving ground vehicles out to a range of 5 km. When commanded by the operator, the UGV will engage a particular target with a laser designator. The ATA system is the topic of this paper. We describe the requirements of the ATA system, the algorithms used, their implementation, and the system's performance.

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Philip David "Real-time target acquisition for the Army's scout mission", Proc. SPIE 2739, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing X, (7 June 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.241927

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