title: Sensor performance conversions for infrared target acquisition and intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance imaging sensors.
abstract: Target acquisition infrared imaging sensors are characterized by their minimum resolvable temperature parameter that is translated to the probability of identification (Pid) performance estimate for a given target. Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance (ISR) sensors are characterized by the general image quality equation to give a national imagery interpretability rating scale (NIIRS) performance estimate. Sensors, such as those on Predator and Global Hawk, will soon be used for both ISR and target acquisition purposes. We present a performance conversion that includes both sensor resolution and sensitivity. We also provide the first empirical results to our knowledge ever to be presented that relate NIIRS and Pid for a given set of targets.
authors.affiliation: Science and Technology Reserve Detachment 206, Naval Research Laboratory, 2701 South Capital Street, Southwest, Washington, DC 20373-5819, USA.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Driggers
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kruer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scribner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leachtenauer