DTIC ADA604162: Measuring the Velocity and Orientation of Mortar Shaped Projectiles by Using the Automated Computer Vision Analysis Method

by: Defense Technical Information Center

Publication date: 2014-06-01

Topics: DTIC Archive, , ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER PICATINNY ARSENAL NJ MUNITIONS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CENTER, *MORTARS, *PROJECTILES, ACCURACY, AERODYNAMICS, ARTILLERY, COMPUTER VISION, FIELD TESTS, IMAGE PROCESSING, LAUNCH TUBES, PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING), PITCH(MOTION), SIMULATION, TEST AND EVALUATION, VELOCITY, YAW,

Collection: dticarchive; additional_collections

Language: English

This is an attempt to extend the automated video analysis of artillery projectile launches to analyze mortar launches as well. Through simulations and synthetic video, the method is shown to be capable of quantifying mortar launches. Test video from a real test is also evaluated.