Superresolved Imaging Using the Hartley Transform and a Hemispherical Object Space

Abstract

Resolution in an image can be increased by an iterative technique (introduced by Gerchberg) which effectively continues the known, partial spectrum beyond the limits imposed by an optical system. This increased resolution is called superresolution. Historically, an important constraint assumed for this technique was the knowledge of the finite dimensions of the object such that the object such that the object energy outside these dimensions must be zero. It is shown in this thesis that by a change of object space geometry, the semicircular field of view of an optical system provides a natural dimensional constraint which can be used instead of the object dimensions to achieve superresolution. A further modification of the iterative technique involves using the Fast Hartley Transform (FHT) instead of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). The FHT is inherently faster and requires less computer memory than the FFT. Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA202527

Entities

People

  • Shawn L. Kelly

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Amplitude
  • Computers
  • Convolution Integrals
  • Diffraction
  • Engineering
  • Fast Fourier Transforms
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Frequency Domain
  • Geometry
  • Information Theory
  • Intensity
  • Iterations
  • Radiation
  • Spherical Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects