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Paper Abstract
We present an automated aircraft tracking system as a tool for improving carrier-deck safety. Using a single video
stream, aircraft are tracked with relation to the deck, enabling the automatic evaluation of deck safety criteria. System
operation involves matching observed image edge features to a calibrated projection of a 3D deck/aircraft model. By
identifying the best-fit model, high accuracy 3D tracking is achieved. Testing with a 1:72-scale model indicates a full-scale
accuracy on the order of 1 foot spatially and 1 degree in aircraft orientation. Further, our edge-matching based
method is insensitive to illumination changes, robust to partial obscuration and highly parallelizable (with preliminary
benchmarking indicating real-time feasibility). Automated aircraft tracking allows improved operational locations for
launch control personnel and/or provides a second-look deck safety evaluation and, as such, represents a significant new
tool for the assurance of carrier deck safety.
Paper Details
Date Published: 23 May 2013
PDF: 11 pages
Proc. SPIE 8745, Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XXII, 87450Y (23 May 2013); doi: 10.1117/12.2015883
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8745:
Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XXII
Ivan Kadar, Editor(s)
PDF: 11 pages
Proc. SPIE 8745, Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XXII, 87450Y (23 May 2013); doi: 10.1117/12.2015883
Show Author Affiliations
Brynmor J. Davis, Creare Inc. (United States)
Richard W. Kaszeta, Creare Inc. (United States)
Robert D. Chambers, Creare Inc. (United States)
Bruce R. Pilvelait, Creare Inc. (United States)
Richard W. Kaszeta, Creare Inc. (United States)
Robert D. Chambers, Creare Inc. (United States)
Bruce R. Pilvelait, Creare Inc. (United States)
Patrick J. Magari, Creare Inc. (United States)
Michael Withers, Naval Air Warfare Ctr. Aircraft Division (United States)
David Rossi, Naval Air Warfare Ctr. Aircraft Division (United States)
Michael Withers, Naval Air Warfare Ctr. Aircraft Division (United States)
David Rossi, Naval Air Warfare Ctr. Aircraft Division (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8745:
Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XXII
Ivan Kadar, Editor(s)
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