학술논문

Integrated Computing Platform for Detection and Tracking of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation. Mar2023, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-21. 21p.
Subject
*UNIDENTIFIED flying objects
*OBJECT recognition (Computer vision)
*EDGE computing
*ELECTROMAGNETISM
*INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems
Language
ISSN
2251-1717
Abstract
The Galileo Project aims to shed light on the nature and characteristics of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). We are developing a multi-modal instrumentation suite that will monitor the sky in seven electromagnetic and three audio bands. Computing will play a critical role in this project, enabling the automated collection and processing of data. In this paper, we provide a brief overview of data sources, and describe our plan for computing infrastructure and architecture. We present a proposed real-time pipeline for distinguishing between natural and human-made phenomena, and for detecting objects that fall outside the phenomenological envelope of known phenomena. In addition, we outline the algorithms we will test and evaluate for use in offline data analysis. While preliminary, our work represents a significant step towards a unified data capture and analysis platform for the systematic detection and rigorous scientific study of unusual aerial phenomena in a regional airspace. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]