Radar Signals Dismount Tracking for Urban Operations

Erik Blasch; Uttam Majumder; Michael Minardi

doi:10.1117/12.666455

17 May 2006 Radar signals dismount tracking for urban operations

Erik Blasch, Uttam Majumder, Michael Minardi

Proceedings Volume 6235, Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XV; 623504 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666455
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

It is critical in urban environments to not only track cars and tanks; but also individuals. Tracking dismounts, whereby an individual exits a car, can be done using conventional Electro-Optical (full color) or Infrared (thermal) cameras. However, EO/IR systems are subject to weather and line-of-sight conditions (i.e. person blocked by cloud) as well are degraded for long ranges. In this study, we pursue the use of radar images for dismount tracking. Radar dismount tracking will not entail the same robust features for person identification as EO systems; however, by being able to maintain track in all-weather conditions would afford friendly forces a location of all moving individuals. We show, using a feature-based tracker, that dismount detection, tracking, and potential intent, is possible. Radio Frequency (RF) tracking of dismounts is a relatively new concept because the data has not been available. By forming a data set based on the POSER^TM program, and post-processing the data, we are interested in exploring the possibility of RF dismount tracking. In this paper, we (1) explore the generation of RF dismount data, (2) apply feature-based tracking algorithm to locate the moving target, and (3) assess the performance.

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Erik Blasch, Uttam Majumder, and Michael Minardi "Radar signals dismount tracking for urban operations", Proc. SPIE 6235, Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XV, 623504 (17 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666455

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