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INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR LOB CORRELATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF BATTLEFIELD TARGETS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 2242
Amount: $479,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
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10400 Eaton Pl - Ste 100
Fairfax, VA 22030
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr John G Allen
 (703) 359-0996
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Abstract

THIS PROPOSAL SUGGESTS AN UNCONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUE FOR CORRELATING LINES OF BEARING OBTAINED FROM INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENTS OF EMITTER CHARACTERISTICS. THE TECHNIQUE WILL EMPLOY SPECIFIC EMITTER IDENTIFICATION IN THE BROADEST SENSE USING ALL INFORMATION WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO CORRELATE LINES OF BEARING: SIGNAL NUANCES, GEOMETRY, FEATURE-EMITTER ASSOCIATIONS, EMITTER-EMITTER ASSOCIATIONS, EMITTERTARGET ASSOCIATIONS, AND COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS. BY UTILIZING A VARIETY OF FEATURES AND EMITTER CHARACTERISTICS THE RESULTING PROCESS WILL BE ROBUST. CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES RELY ONLY ON ONE OR A FEW FINGERPRINT FEATURES (ALBEIT, PRECISE) AND ARE UNABLE TO ADAPT TO THE LOSS OR MODIFICATION OF THE FEATURE OR FINGERPRINT. THE METHOD PROPOSED HERE WILL NOT SUFFER THIS WEAKNESS.

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