SAND87-0950C: A video imaging system for detection, tracking, and assessment (VISDTA)

Conference · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5814655

Pritchard, D A

Automatic scene scanning and digital video processing are combined in a sensor/assessment system called VISDTA. In fixed-site or mobile security applications, the operator can initiate automatic scene scanning. While scanning, detection algorithms process video from a thermal imager or low-light camera. An additional detection algorithm operates on single fixed scenes. Video is displayed with graphics on a monitor next to the operator's touch-panel display. Assessment by the operator is aided by zoom/focus control, pan/tilt control, and range measurements. Detection ranges can be kilometers. In this paper, the system design is described, along with highlights of the user interface, and performance estimates are made.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Systems Engineering Div. 5238, Albuquerque, NM 87185-5800
• OSTI ID: 5814655
• Report Number(s): CONF-870713-; TRN: 88-002611
• Journal Information: Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 16; Conference: 28. INMM annual meeting on safeguards: a mature technology, Newport Beach, CA, USA, 12 Jul 1987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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