Introductory Review of Target Discrimination Criteria

Abstract : This report presents results of investigations to determine the validity of certain assumptions and criteria used in the development of the Sensor Performance Model (SPM), which is part of the Electro-Optical Tactical Decision Aids (EOTDA) software program. The investigations were based upon a literature review of works by John Johnson, Herschel Self, Lucien Biberman, David Schmieder and other authors knowledgeable in the electro-optical field. The investigations sought to answer several issues related to target discrimination criteria and the role of Johnson's criteria in defining target discrimination. Among the issues to be addressed were: 1) the levels of target discrimination, 2) the definition of each target discrimination level, 3) the definition of Johnson's criteria, 4) the use of Johnson's criteria in target discrimination, 5) the factors that influence the accuracy of Johnson's criteria and 6) the implication of Johnson's criteria inaccuracies on the application of these criteria to the Electro-Optical Tactical Decision Aids.