Visual real-time detection, recognition and tracking of ground and airborne targets

Levente Kovács; Csaba Benedek

doi:10.1117/12.872314

7 February 2011 Visual real-time detection, recognition and tracking of ground and airborne targets

Levente Kovács, Csaba Benedek

Proceedings Volume 7873, Computational Imaging IX; 787311 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.872314
Event: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, 2011, San Francisco Airport, California, United States

Abstract

This paper presents methods and algorithms for real-time visual target detection, recognition and tracking, both in the case of ground-based objects (surveyed from a moving airborne imaging sensor) and flying targets (observed from a ground-based or vehicle mounted sensor). The methods are highly parallelized and partially implemented on GPU, with the goal of real-time speeds even in the case of multiple target observations. Real-time applicability is in focus. The methods use single camera observations, providing a passive and expendable alternative for expensive and/or active sensors. Use cases involve perimeter defense and surveillance situations, where passive detection and observation is a priority (e.g. aerial surveillance of a compound, detection of reconnaissance drones, etc.).

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Levente Kovács and Csaba Benedek "Visual real-time detection, recognition and tracking of ground and airborne targets", Proc. SPIE 7873, Computational Imaging IX, 787311 (7 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.872314

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