Imaging through Fog Using Polarization Imaging in the Visible/NIR/SWIR Spectrum
Abstract
This Phase I effort sought to develop a passive, electric-optical and infrared (EO-IR) imaging system. This system employs jointly optimized multi-modal image acquisition and processing methods in order to increase the operational range (the distance between the sensor and the object/scene of interest) by 10X over a baseline range that corresponds to traditional, single-mode image acquisition in the presence of obscurants. Because the gain in image quality associated with a single optimization technique may be modest, a multi-modal hardware solution combined with coordinated processing techniques was tested during this effort in order to achieve an exponentially more substantial improvement.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 11, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1025380
Entities
People
- Mohamed El Ketara
- Sebastien Breugnot