| Sol No.: |
Navy STTR FY2012.A |
| Topic No.: |
N12A-T002 |
| Topic Title: |
Exploiting Polarimetry in Littoral Surveillance |
| Proposal No.: |
N12A-002-0225 |
| Firm: |
RDRTec Inc.
3737 Atwell St.
Suite 208
Dallas, Texas 75209 |
| Contact: |
Sidney Theis |
| Phone: |
(214) 353-8755 |
| Abstract: |
RDRTec Inc. and The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) propose to determine the feasibility of innovative polarimetric imaging techniques to significantly improve small maritime target detection and classification capabilities. |
| Benefits: |
By leveraging the expanded feature set available from a combination of polarimetric SAR and ISAR, small boat classification seems possible. The expanded feature set for small boat detection and classification includes both hard-body scattering characteristics due to the physical structures on the vessel as well as distinctive characteristics from the wake signature created by a moving small boat. Traditionally, detection and classification algorithms are typically designed for hard-body signatures. Exploiting the additional information provided by the wake signature may be especially advantageous for small boats due to their relatively small hard-body signatures. |