An Error Detection and Smoothing Algorithm for Infrared Data.

Abstract

A new algorithm for error detection and smoothing, EDS, has been developed for infrared image data. Numerical validation indicates that EDS detects more than 99% of all significant errors. Operating in the time domain, EDS exploits smoothness criteria calculated from laboratory point source measurements, and isolates error bursts via a region-growing approach. EDS is applicable to data from any optical scanner whose output is sampled digitally multiple times per dwell. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168628

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  • M. J. Mchugh
  • R. A. Steinberg

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  • Johns Hopkins University

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