Target identification and navigation performance modeling of a passive millimeter wave imager
Abstract
Human task performance using a passive interferometric millimeter wave imaging sensor is modeled using a task performance modeling approach developed by the U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate. The techniques used are illustrated for an imaging system composed of an interferometric antenna array, optical upconversion, and image formation using a shortwave infrared focal plane array. Two tasks, target identification and pilotage, are modeled. The effects of sparse antenna arrays on task performance are considered. Applications of this model include system trade studies for concealed weapon identification, navigation in fog, and brownout conditions. © 2010 Optical Society of America.
Publication Title
Applied Optics
Recommended Citation
Jacobs, E., & Furxhi, O. (2010). Target identification and navigation performance modeling of a passive millimeter wave imager. Applied Optics (19) https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.49.000E94
