Vehicle track identification in synthetic aperture radar images

Chow, James G.

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Title: Vehicle track identification in synthetic aperture radar images

Abstract

Various technologies pertaining to identification of vehicle tracks in synthetic aperture radar coherent change detection image data are described herein. Coherent change detection images are analyzed in a parameter space using Radon transforms. Peaks of the Radon transforms correspond to features of interest, including vehicle tracks, which are identified and classified. New coherent change detection images in which the features of interest and their characteristics are signified are then generated using inverse Radon transforms.

Inventors:: Chow, James G.

Issue Date:: 2018-07-24

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1464128

Patent Number(s):: 10032077

Application Number:: 14/927,102

Assignee:: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL

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G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
G06T11/001 - {Texturing
G06T11/60 - Editing figures and text
G06T2207/10044 - Radar image
G06T2207/20021 - Dividing image into blocks, subimages or windows
G06T2207/20061 - Hough transform
G06T2207/20076 - Probabilistic image processing
G06T2207/30212 - Military
G06T2207/30232 - Surveillance
G06T7/60 - Analysis of geometric attributes
G06T7/70 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras

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DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Oct 29

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE

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Citation Formats

Radar reconnaissance system for track vehicle recognition patent, July 1978

Method and apparatus for radon transformation and angular correlation in optical processors patent, March 1992

High-resolution Radon transform for processing seismic data patent, October 2003

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Semantic Video Object Segmentation and Tracking patent-application, December 2001

System and Method for the Automatic Extraction of Linear Features from Digital Imagery patent-application, March 2002

Method for tracking motion phase of an object for correcting organ motion artifacts in X-ray CT systems patent-application, October 2015

Method and Device for Automatically Detecting Collimation Edges patent-application, September 2009

Fourier Domain Blur Estimation Method and System patent-application, April 2011

System And Method For Detecting And Tracking An Object Of Interest In Spatio-Temporal Space patent-application, August 2012

Method of Processing Radiograph and Apparatus for Processing Radiograph using the Method patent-application, June 2013

Radar Systems and Method of Controlling a Radar System and the Provision of a Range-Doppler Target Image Signature patent-application, July 2013

Generation and Use of a 3D Radon Image patent-application, October 2015

Image-Assisted Remote Control Vehicle Systems and Methods patent-application, December 2015

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Method and apparatus for radon transformation and angular correlation in optical processors
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High-resolution Radon transform for processing seismic data
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Method and system for automatically locating static occlusions
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Semantic Video Object Segmentation and Tracking
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System and Method for the Automatic Extraction of Linear Features from Digital Imagery
patent-application, March 2002

Method for tracking motion phase of an object for correcting organ motion artifacts in X-ray CT systems
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Method and Device for Automatically Detecting Collimation Edges
patent-application, September 2009

Fourier Domain Blur Estimation Method and System
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patent-application, June 2013

Radar Systems and Method of Controlling a Radar System and the Provision of a Range-Doppler Target Image Signature
patent-application, July 2013

Generation and Use of a 3D Radon Image
patent-application, October 2015

Image-Assisted Remote Control Vehicle Systems and Methods
patent-application, December 2015