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C-RISE: A Post-hoc Interpretation Method of Black-box Models for SAR ATR

Version 1 : Received: 19 April 2023 / Approved: 21 April 2023 / Online: 21 April 2023 (10:08:12 CEST)

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Zhu, M.; Cheng, J.; Lei, T.; Feng, Z.; Zhou, X.; Liu, Y.; Chen, Z. C-RISE: A Post-Hoc Interpretation Method of Black-Box Models for SAR ATR. Remote Sens. 2023, 15, 3103. Zhu, M.; Cheng, J.; Lei, T.; Feng, Z.; Zhou, X.; Liu, Y.; Chen, Z. C-RISE: A Post-Hoc Interpretation Method of Black-Box Models for SAR ATR. Remote Sens. 2023, 15, 3103.

Abstract

The integration of deep learning methods, especially Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), and Synthetic Aperture Radar Automatic Target Recognition (SAR ATR) has been widely deployed in the field of radar signal processing. Nevertheless, these methods are frequently regarded as black-box models due to the limited visual interpretation of their internal feature representation and parameter organization. In this paper, we propose an innovative approach named C-RISE, which builds upon the RISE algorithm to provide a post-hoc interpretation technique for black-box models used in SAR Images Target Recognition. C-RISE generates saliency maps that effectively visualize the significance of each pixel. Our algorithm outperforms RISE by clustering masks that capture similar fusion features into distinct groups, enabling more appropriate weight distribution and increased focus on the target area. Furthermore, we employ Gaussian blur to process the masked area, preserving the original image structure with optimal consistency and integrity. C-RISE has been extensively evaluated through experiments, and the results demonstrate superior performance over other interpretation methods based on perturbation when applied to neural networks for SAR image target recognition. Furthermore, our approach is highly robust and transferable compared to other interpretable algorithms, including white-box methods.

Keywords

Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN); Synthetic Aperture Radar Automatic Target Recognition (SAR ATR); C-RISE; cluster; Gaussian blur

Subject

Computer Science and Mathematics, Computer Vision and Graphics

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