Terminal target contour reconstruction algorithm based on RF imaging for GIF

The real-time accurate target recognition and localization are the key factors to implement the guidance integrated fuzing (GIF) technique and enhance the performance of terminal guidance and the accuracy of burst control. A real-time and accurate terminal target contour reconstruction algorithm for RF imaging GIF technique is proposed based on the principle of RF imaging and the target properties. The gray values with target information are extracted by gray mapping transform, thus decreasing the data quantity and the power-law transformation for image enhancement. Based on threshold segmentation and corner detection, the statistical methods are utilized to filter the background noise and suppress the target boundary interference. The target contour reconstruction is achieved by the convex hull technique, which is the optimal convex coveringa target area. Both the simulation and theoretical analysis results show that the time complexity of the proposed algorithm is lower, thus it can be used to achieved the real-time and accurate terminal target recognition and localization for RF imaging GIF.