COBRA ATD minefield detection model initial performance analysis

Abstract

A statistical performance analysis of the USMC Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) Minefield Detection (MFD) Model has been performed in support of the COBRA ATD (Advanced Technology Demonstration) Program under execution by the Naval Surface Warfare Center/Dahigren Division/Coastal Systems Station (NSWC/DD/CSS). This analysis uses the Vendian ERIM International (V-ERIM) MFD model from the COBRA Sensor Performance Evaluation and Computational Tools for Research Analysis (SPECTRA) modeling toolbox and a collection of multispectral mine detection algorithm response distributions for mines and minelike clutter objects. These mine detection response distributions were generated from actual COBRA ATD test missions over littoral zone minefields. This analysis serves to validate both the utility and effectiveness of the COBRA MFD Model as a predictive MFD performance tool. COBRA ATh minefield detection model algorithm performance results based on a simulated baseline minefield detection scenario (minefield configuration, flight path, and sensor configuration) are presented, as well as results of a MFD model algorithm parametric sensitivity study.