Quadratic correlation filters (QCFs) have been used successfully to detect and recognize targets embedded in background clutter. Recently, a QCF called the Rayleigh quotient quadratic correlation filter (RQQCF) was formulated for automatic target recognition (ATR) in IR imagery. Using training images from target and clutter classes, the RQQCF explicitly maximized a class separation metric. What we believe to be a novel approach is presented for ATR that synthesizes the RQQCF using compressed images. The proposed approach considerably reduces the computational complexity and storage requirements while retaining the high recognition accuracy of the original RQQCF technique. The advantages of the proposed scheme are illustrated using sample results obtained from experiments on IR imagery.
The Modified Eigenvalue problem arises in many applications such as Array Processing, Automatic Target Recognition (ATR), etc. These applications usually involve the Eigenvalue Decomposition (EVD) of matrices that are time varying. It is desirable to have methods that eliminate the need to perform an EVD every time the matrix changes but instead update the EVD adaptively, starting from the initial EVD. In this paper, we propose a novel Optimal Adaptive Algorithm for the Modified EVD problem (OAMEVD). Sample results are presented for an ATR application, which uses Rayleigh Quotient Quadratic Correlation filters (RQQCF). Using a Infrared (IR) dataset, the effectiveness of this new technique as well as its advantages are illustrated.
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