Structural Target Analysis And Recognition System

Harry C. Lee

doi:10.1117/12.943186

14 June 1984 Structural Target Analysis And Recognition System

Harry C. Lee

Proceedings Volume 0485, Applications of Artificial Intelligence I; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.943186
Event: 1984 Technical Symposium East, 1984, Arlington, United States

Abstract

The structural target analysis and recognition system (STARS) is a pyramid and syntactical based vision system that uniquely classifies targets, using their viewable internal structure. Being a totally structural approach, STARS uses a resolution sequence to develop a hierarchical pyramid organized segmentation and formal language to perform the recognition function. Global structure of the target is derived by the segment connectivity of the inter-resolution levels, while local structure is based on the local relationship of segments at a single level. The relationships of both the global and local structures form a resolution syntax tree (RST). Two targets are said to be structurally similar if they have similar RSTs. The matching process of the RSTs proceeds from the root to the leaves of the tree. The depth to which the match progresses before failure or completion determines the degree of patch in a resolution sense. RSTs from various views of a target are grouped together to form a formal language. The underlying grammar is transformed into a stochastic grammar so as to accommodate segmentation and environmental variations. Recognition metrics are a function of the resolution structure and posterior probability at each resolution level. Because of the inherent resolution sequence, STARS can accommodate both candidate and reference targets from various resolutions.

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Harry C. Lee "Structural Target Analysis And Recognition System", Proc. SPIE 0485, Applications of Artificial Intelligence I, (14 June 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.943186

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