SAR ATR using genetics based machine learning

B. Ravichandran; Avinash Gandhe; Robert Smith; Raman Mehra

doi:10.1117/12.603444

19 May 2005 SAR ATR using genetics based machine learning

B. Ravichandran, Avinash Gandhe, Robert Smith, Raman Mehra

Proceedings Volume 5808, Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery XII; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.603444
Event: Defense and Security, 2005, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Addressing the challenge of robust ATR, this paper describes the development and demonstration of Machine Learning for Robust ATR. The primary innovation of this work is the development of an automated way of developing heuristic inference rules that can draw on multiple models and multiple feature types to make more robust ATR decisions. The key realization is that this meta learning problem is one of structural learning; that can be conducted independently of parameter learning associated with each model and feature based technique, and more effectively draw on the strengths of all such techniques, and even information from unforeseen techniques. This is accomplished by using robust, genetics-based machine learning for the ill conditioned combinatorial problem of structural rule learning, while using statistical and mathematical techniques for parameter learning. This paper describes a learning classifier system approach (with evolutionary computation for structural learning) for robust ATR and points to a promising solution to the structural learning problem, across multiple feature types (which we will refer to as the meta-learning problem), for ATR with EOCs. This system was tested on MSTAR Public Release SAR data using nominal and extended operation conditions. These results were also compared against two baseline classifiers, a PCA based distance classifier and a MSE classifier. The systems were evaluated for accuracy (via training set classification) and robustness (via testing set classification). In both cases, the LCS based robust ATR system performed very well with accuracy over 99% and robustness over 80%.

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B. Ravichandran, Avinash Gandhe, Robert Smith, and Raman Mehra "SAR ATR using genetics based machine learning", Proc. SPIE 5808, Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery XII, (19 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.603444

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Liquid crystals

Principal component analysis

Machine learning

Automatic target recognition

Synthetic aperture radar

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