Simulated annealing algorithm for radar cross-section estimation and segmentation

Richard Geoffrey White

doi:10.1117/12.169970

2 March 1994 Simulated annealing algorithm for radar cross-section estimation and segmentation

Richard Geoffrey White

Proceedings Volume 2243, Applications of Artificial Neural Networks V; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.169970
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

We present here an algorithm which performs radar cross-section estimation by using techniques based on simulated annealing. Standard simulated annealing approaches to image restoration attempt to categorize each image element as belonging to one of a small number of predefined image states or values. This is restrictive for tasks such as radar cross-section estimation and we present here an algorithm which is capable of producing a real-valued output. This is achieved by introducing an edge detection stage into the simulated annealing process. The action of the annealing algorithm may be viewed as a filter which adapts to local image structure. We present results which demonstrate this behavior and in so doing allow us to estimate the residual noise levels we might expect.

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Richard Geoffrey White "Simulated annealing algorithm for radar cross-section estimation and segmentation", Proc. SPIE 2243, Applications of Artificial Neural Networks V, (2 March 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.169970

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