Use of GPS/INS in the Design of Airborne Multisensor Data Collection Missions (for Tuning NN-based ATR algorithms)

Thomas Kerr III

Abstract:	This design approach was developed by the author to enable relatively low altitude multisensor data col- lection via a suitably outfitted aircraft flying over pre- designated 10 km x 10 km area patches. The data to be collected is to serve as environmentally realistic field data for testing and tuning evolving Neural Network (NN) based Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) al- gorithms. The current challenge is (1) determining NAV accu- racy needed to avoid blatant gaps in data collection, (2) specifying a general collection methodology that exhibits complete portability from data patch location to other geographic locations, while (3) meeting opera- tional constraints on time available for data collection, with our primary objective being (4) to avoid overly redundant data recording (while some overlap is al- lowable and reasonable). We offer a solution here and its rationale.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 7th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1994) September 20 - 23, 1994 Salt Palace Convention Center Salt Lake City, UT
Pages:	1173 - 1188
Cite this article:	Kerr, Thomas, III, "Use of GPS/INS in the Design of Airborne Multisensor Data Collection Missions (for Tuning NN-based ATR algorithms)," Proceedings of the 7th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1994), Salt Lake City, UT, September 1994, pp. 1173-1188.
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