National security publications
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Seamless Indoor/Outdoor 6 DOF Tracking of Trainees and Weapons
In this paper we present a system for tracking the trainee’s location, head orientation, and weapon orientation that provides high precision and does not require an instrumented site.
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Decameter Structure in Heater-Induced Airglow at the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program Facility
On 28 October 2008, small-scale rayed artificial airglow was observed at the High frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) heating facility by the HAARP telescopic imager.
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3D Model Based Vehicle Classification in Aerial Imagery
We present an approach that uses detailed 3D models to detect and classify objects into fine levels of vehicle categories.
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Distributed Scheduling Agents for Disaster Response
In this paper, we describe the application of a multi-agent framework for collaborative scheduling to a disaster response coordination problem.
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A Real-Time Pedestrian Detection System Based on Structure and Appearance Classification
We present a real-time pedestrian detection system based on structure and appearance classification.
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Automated Assessment of Physical-Motion Tasks for Military Integrative Training
We describe the performance assessment component of the BASE-IT system, a real-time monitoring system of performance of U.S. Marines during training exercises for urban warfare.
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Implementing Real-Time Imaging Systems Using the Sarnoff Acadia II Vision Processor
This paper will describe how to best use the power of the Acadia® II as both an all-in-one image processor and as a general purpose computer for performing other critical…
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The Damage Mechanism Route to Better Armor Materials
This paper describes the mechanisms by which brittle materials are penetrated by impacting projectiles, links ballistic performance to fracture behavior, and in turn to microstructure, and suggests a route unexplored…
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Refractive Index Measurements of Ammonia and Hydrocarbon Ices at 632.8 nm
Optical constants in a broad temperature and wavelength range are important input parameters in radiative transfer models used in studies of planetary atmospheres.
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Interactive Retrieval of Targets for Wide Area Surveillance
We address the problem of interactive search for a target of interest in surveillance imagery.
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Pedestrian Detection with Depth-Guided Structure Labeling
We propose a principled statistical approach for using 3D information and scene context to reduce the number of false positives in stereo based pedestrian detection.
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Cavity Expansion Experiments with Spherical Explosive Charges in Concrete
Three experiments were conducted with 1-lb explosive spheres embedded in large concrete cylinders with flatpack stress gages and Dremin loop velocity gages surrounding the charge.