Identifying vehicles using vibrometry signatures

Laser vibrometry is an exciting new sensor technology that promises to improve automatic target recognition (ATR) performance. Sensors, such as micro-laser interferometer Doppler, measure minute vibrations on the surface of an object from a large stand-off distance. In this paper, we demonstrate a baseline ATR algorithm designed for vibrometry data that can reliably recognise military vehicles when trained and tested on similar operating conditions.

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