Yair Barniv
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Yair Barniv
Curriculum Vitae (Click to expand/minimize)
Professional Interests
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Research and Development in system analysis, design, optimization,
simulation, and algorithm development in areas such as Command-Control-Communications,
Signal/image processing, Radar/SAR, Electronic Counter-Measures,
IR Systems, Guidance and Navigation, Detection and Tracking,
Virtual Reality, Neural Networks, Pattern Recognition. |
Summary of Qualifications
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More than 30 years of engineering experience in: missile guidance,
telemetry, navigation and avionics systems, servo/control system
design, digital and optical signal/image processing, radar air-traffic
control, mass-transit systems, SAR design, and a broad range
of related areas. Able to conceptualize new ideas. Experienced
in developing simulation models for analysis and performance
evaluation. Able to convert system operational requirements into
realizable design specifications and establish test and evaluation
criteria. |
Education
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Carnegie Mellon University (PA, USA): |
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1978 |
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M.S. in Communications, Stochastic Processes, Signal/image
Processing. |
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1981 |
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Ph.D. in Communications, Stochastic Processes, Signal/image
Processing. |
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Tel-Aviv Uuniversity (T-A ISRAEL) |
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1970-72 |
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courses towards MSEE in Control Systems and Digital Signal
Processing. |
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Weizman Institute of Science (Rehovot, ISRAEL) |
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1971-73 |
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course work in flight control, synthesis of feedback systems,
interceptor dynamics. |
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Technion (Haifa, ISRAEL) |
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1959-63 |
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B.Sc. in EE. |
Professional Experience
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NASA/Ames Research Center: January 1990
- present. |
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Developed algorithms for passive ranging based on Optical Flow
from cameras in a stereo configuration in the context of Map-of-the-Earth
Helicopter navigation. Did system analysis for an MTI radar used
to detect airborne and on-runway obstacles
in the context of the High-Speed-Research effort (supersonic civil transport). |
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Signal Processing Technology: August
1989 - January 1990. |
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Developed a new three-dimensional Synthetic Aperture Radar
that can locate moving targets correctly and measure their radial
speeds. This radar is especially useful in imaging the ocean
surface. |
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NASA/Ames Research Center: November
1988 - August 1989. |
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Developed algorithm to apply Velocity Filtering to Optical
Flow computations. |
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Saxpy Computer Corporation: June 1987
- August 1988. |
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Developed new techniques in the area of Non-Acoustical Anti-Submarine
warfare for DARPA/NTO. |
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Systems Control Techonology: June 1979
- June 87. |
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- Applied Dynamic Programming Algorithm to Cruise-Missile path
optimization.
- Developed closed-loop ECM techniques for various types of
radars.
- Analyzed feasibility of a terminal-homing SAR anti-tank
missile.
- Developed statistical models for Ballistic Missiles interception.
- Analyzed effect of Forward-Looking-Sensor on Cruise-Missile
survivability.
- Analyzed miss-distance of anti-ship missiles.
- Developed Dynamic Programming Approach to streak detection
in IR imagery.
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Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI): May
1968 - September 1977. |
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1975-77
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Headed an engineering group tasked with designing the Tel-Aviv "Mass-Transit
System". Studied and visited existing worldwide systems
concentrating on Automatic Train Control/Operation/Supervision.
Studied related areas of communications, displays, and man-machine
interfaces.
Developed simulation
models for above. Prepared
tentative specifications. |
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1974-75 |
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Headed an engineering group tasked with preparing specifications
for a missile design project. Coordinated design, implementation,
integration, and field testing. Developed simulations in order
to optimize critical parameter and define performance bounds. |
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1971-74 |
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Did performance estimation, feasibility/cost-effectiveness
studies on a broad spectrum of projects in areas of Electro-acoustics,
Radar, and Navigation. |
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1970-71 |
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Designed control loops for a missile including guidance and
homing laws and logic. |
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MILITARY SERVICE: June 63 - May 68. |
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Served as commissioned officer in the Israeli Air-Force.
Was in charge of maintenance and development of airborne and
ground radars and fire-control systems. Was also responsible for automatic landing
instrumentation. |
Partial List of Publications
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- "A ground-based navigation system," IAI (Israel-Aircraft-Industries)
report, Jan 70.
- "A compensation method for the Radome effect in a proportional
navigation system," IAI, Feb 71.
- "A real-time G-bias compensation method," IAI,
Aug 70.
- "Location of guns through the use of acoustical detection," IAI,
Oct 71.
- "Time of arrival (TOA) navigation," IAI, May 72.
- "An algorithm for fire-zone determination for a ground-to-ground
missile," IAI, Nov 74.
- "A centralized supervision system for a mass-transit
system," IAI, Dec 76.
- "Intensity disparity compensation in optical pattern
recognition," M.S. Thesis, Carnegie-Mellon University,
May 78.
- ."Correlation of images with random contrast reversals," (with
H. Mostafavi and David Casasent), SPIE, vol. 238, Image
Processing for Missile Guidance, p. 156, May 80.
- "Multi-sensor image registration," Ph.D. Thesis,
Carnegie-Mellon University, Feb 81.
- "Dynamic programming solution for detecting dim moving
targets," IEEE Trans. AES (Aerospace and Electronic
Systems), vol. 21, no. 3, Mar 85.
- "Effects of wind-gust on the stability of a missile's
flight path and the implication of the spectrum spread of a
synthetic aperture radar," SCT ("Systems Control
Technology") Technical Memo TM-9339-314-01, Jul 79.
- "SAR
use for anti-tank missiles," SCT TM-9339-314-02, Jul
79.
- "Fine angular control for cruise missiles," SCT
TM-5271-006, Dec 79.
- "The mixed threat problem in ballistic missile penetration," SCT
TM-6857-005 and TM-6857-006, Mar 80.
- "Alternate mission optimization systems for cruise missiles," SCT
TM-6433-100-01, March 1980.
- "The benefits of using a forward-looking sensor on-board
a cruise missile," SCT TM-6433-002, Jun 80.
- "Tracking loops gain-control through the AGC in a monopulse
radar," SCT TM-5364-002, Sep 80.
- "De-stabilization of the APQ-112 monopulse radar through
the use of reduced duty-cycle to induce gain-switching," SCT
TM-5364-005, Feb 1981.
- "Evaluation of SAR for anti-tank missiles," SCT
TM-5376-120-01, Mar 81.
- "The ultimate performance criterion for a closed-loop
ECM system," SCT TM-5364-010, May 81.
- "Ship-borne closed-loop ECM techniques," SCT TM-5456-001,
Dec 81.
- "Dual-emitter gain-switching/blinking algorithm for monopulse
radar de-stabilization," SCT TM-5456-002, Jan 82.
- "The general case of miss-distance optimization for a
ship using blinking," SCT TM-5456-003, Jun 82.
- Y. Barniv and O. Kella, "Dynamic Programming Solution
for Detecting Dim Moving Targets, PART II: Analysis",
IEEE Trans., Vol. AES-23, No. 6, Nov. 87, pp. 776-788.
- Chapter 4: "Dynamic Programming Algorithm for Detecting
Dim Moving Targets" of the book "Multitarget-Multisensor
Tracking: Advanced Applications", Edited by Yaakov
Bar-Shalom, Artech House 90.
- "Error Analysis of Combined Optical-Flow and Stereo Passive
Ranging", IEEE Trans., Vol. AES-28, No. 4, Oct. 92,
pp. 978-990.
- "Application of Velocity Filtering to Optical-Flow Passive
Ranging", IEEE, Vol. AES-28, No. 4, Oct. 92, pp. 957-970.
- "Passive Ranging Using Image Expansion", IEEE Trans,
Vol. AES-31, No. 1, Jan. 95, pp. 358-375.
- Y. Baram and Y. Barniv, "Obstacle Detection by Recognizing
Binary Expansion Patterns.", IEEE Trans, Vol. AES-32,
No. 1, Jan. 96, pp. 191-198.
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