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Air Force Institute of Technology

Theses/Dissertations

2008

Remote sensing

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The Roc Curves Of Fused Independent Classification Systems, Michael B. Walsh Sep 2008

The Roc Curves Of Fused Independent Classification Systems, Michael B. Walsh

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The need for optimal target detection arises in many different fields. Due to the complexity of many targets, it is thought that the combination of multiple classification systems, which can be tuned to several individual target attributes or features, might lead to more optimal target detection performance. The ROC curves of fused independent two-label classification systems may be generated by the mathematical combination of their ROC curves to achieve optimal classifier performance without the need to test every Boolean combination. The monotonic combination of two-label independent classification systems which assign labels to the same target types results in a lattice …


A Wide Area Bipolar Cascade Resonant Cavity Light Emitting Diode For A Hybrid Range-Intensity, Reginald J. Turner Jun 2008

A Wide Area Bipolar Cascade Resonant Cavity Light Emitting Diode For A Hybrid Range-Intensity, Reginald J. Turner

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This dissertation focused on the development of an illuminator for the HRIS. This illuminator enables faster image rendering and reduces the potential of errors in return signal data, that could be generated from extremely rough terrain. Four major achievements resulted from this work, which advance the field of 3-D image acquisition. The first is that the TJ is an effective current spreading layer for LEDs with mesa width up to 140 micrometers and current densities of approximately 1 x 106 Amp/square centimeter. The TJ allows fabrication of an efficient illuminator, with required geometry for the HRIS to operate as …


Hyperspectral-Augmented Target Tracking, Neil A. Soliman Mar 2008

Hyperspectral-Augmented Target Tracking, Neil A. Soliman

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With the global war on terrorism, the nature of military warfare has changed significantly. The United States Air Force is at the forefront of research and development in the field of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance that provides American forces on the ground and in the air with the capability to seek, monitor, and destroy mobile terrorist targets in hostile territory. One such capability recognizes and persistently tracks multiple moving vehicles in complex, highly ambiguous urban environments. The thesis investigates the feasibility of augmenting a multiple-target tracking system with hyperspectral imagery. The research effort evaluates hyperspectral data classification using fuzzy c-means …