Simulation of LADAR and FLIR data. Second quarter report

Even though the technology has improved and become cheaper the actual acquisition can be expensive due to the very nature of ATR scenarios leading to a lack of readily available data. The need for an easier method of obtaining data for use in testing ATR systems is evident and the obvious way forward is to design software that mimics the sensors to give an accurate simulation of real data. This also has advantages over testing systems analytically as it allows ATR systems to be tested with data that is very similar to real data. The modelling techniques that we use also allow us to look at nearly any object, in any pose, in high detail.