Hensoldt Relies on AI-based Image Evaluation As Part of EDF STore

Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT has completed a second measurement campaign as part of the European research and development project STORE (Shared Database for Optronics image Recognition and Evaluation). The aim of the measurement campaign was to collect data for the development of image evaluation algorithms, in particular in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), together with partners from the STORE consortium. During the first measurement campaign, which took place last year in Fontevraud, France, the foundation was laid for a common European database for testing and training AI algorithms as part of the STORE project.

Eight partners from the STORE consortium took part in the second measurement campaign in Kongsberg, Norway. The signature of land and air vehicles could be recorded in various operational scenarios in a snow-covered landscape. HENSOLDT was on site with a technology demonstrator vehicle equipped with several sensor systems, including the SETAS 360° vision system and other camera systems for observation and reconnaissance at longer distances. In the next step, the recorded data will be analysed and used to build the database.

“The insights gained in the study pave the way for the development of modern algorithms for the analysis of sensor data, which support soldiers in complex operational environments in making decisions based on a broad range of information,” emphasised Christina Canitz, Head of Division Optronics at HENSOLDT. “Sensor solutions that enable the perception of the environment from the safety of the interior are an essential component of land vehicles today. With the help of modern algorithms, objects in image data, for example, can be automatically detected and classified.”

STORE is a joint project of 21 partners from eight EU nations and Norway. The aim of the study is to develop new image evaluation technologies, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence. This includes the development of a joint test and training database and the investigation of different learning methods. The STORE project is receiving 23 million euros in funding from the European Defence Fund.