Recognition & Tracking
- Automatic target recognition
- Object detection and identification
- Automated threat assessment
- Sensor pointing, line-of-sight control
- Correlation trackers and feature-based trackers
- Multiple target tracking
Target tracking and state estimation
An established communications company sought ways to improve performance of a laser-based gimbal-mounted communications on-the-move product line. The DARPA funded program was intended to push the performance of existing systems by an order of magnitude. In particular, the product’s tracking ability and the ability to recover quickly from periods of outages were major program focuses.
IJK Controls built a detailed simulation that modeled everything from stabilized gimbal and target dynamics, video tracker noise to motor saturation and possible atmospheric effects.
Road detection for ground vehicle
Unmanned ground vehicles face an overwhelming perception problem: identifying and tracking obstacles while finding the best part of the road. This is even more difficult in offroad conditions. LIDAR based obstacle detection algorithms are in use, but road finding requires using rich visual camera data.
Missile seeker gimbal feedforward testbed
The Feedforward Testbed program was a demonstration project to develop a mirror-stabilized beam-steering mechanism for use in small missiles. Missile seekers are generally a gyroscope stabilized gimbal mounted to the front of a missile that attempts to track the target.
Kalman filter for tracking.
Acquisition, fire control and guidance.
Feature-based recognition and tracking.