RAPTOR
Rapid Target Predictor
JANUS' Rapid Target Predictor (RAPTOR) provides the ability to rapidly generate synthetic signatures of targets that correspond to how they would appear in data collected in EO, IR and SAR sensor modalities. Employing industry standard accelerated ray tracing technology, RAPTOR's ability to rapidly generate target signatures that span the electromagnetic spectrum, beginning in the visible region and continuing through the infrared and into the microwave regions, enables the development of Multi-INT solutions that address operational target detection and recognition requirements. RAPTOR employs 3D CAD models and sensor parameters, coupled with illumination and thermal transfer models, to rapidly generate its synthetic target signatures. RAPTOR's capabilities make it possible to generate vast amounts of labeled high quality data containing specific targets of interest that are required to successfully train AI/ML models to perform target detection and recognition. This may be achieved by combining RAPTOR's predicted target signature output with background scenes for specific domains and conditions of interest from a range of sources. This approach has been successfully employed to mitigate issues with limited target data availability from real-world data sources, as is often the case in anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) regions.
Engineered for Excellence
Accelerated Ray Tracing
Employs industry-standard accelerated ray tracing to enable rapid generation of synthetic target signatures. For SAR, dense ray tracing and multi-bounce capability enables implementation of geometric and physical optics.
User Definable Inputs
User defined inputs enable customizable output products including 3D CAD model of target, sensor-specific parameters, collection geometry, and illumination geometry.
AI/ML Training Support
Output target signatures provide a key source of target data for combination with background scenes to produce large volumes of image scene data for AI/ML network training, algorithm validation, and trade studies.
Proven Performance
RAPTOR-generated target signatures have been successfully employed to provide inputs to target recognition approaches that detect and identify civilian and military targets in both airborne and space-based image data.
