Performance evaluation system of signal processing algorithms

Signal processing algorithms (SPA) play a key role in an imaging IR tracker which is widely used in infrared search and track (IRST) system. When being used to target detection, recognition and tracking, SPA has a significant influence on the performance of the IRST system. Due to the variety and complexity of field scenes and countermeasures, SPA should be robust enough for military use. The question arises as to how to measure and assess the performance of SPA efficiently and properly. On the other hand, the study on SPA performance evaluation will not only give an assessment to a specific algorithm, but also help the development of signal processing technology. In this paper we propose a way to set up an evaluating system in the SPA research laboratory and study the criteria for the evaluation.