Pixel-Level Fusion Using 'Interest' Images

Abstract

A simple general-purpose means of representing image sensory data at the pixel level is presented in the context of target detection. One or more interest operators (i.e., feature detectors) are applied to one or more sensory images. The output of each operator is an interest image in which high pixel values are assigned to locations where features are found that are indicative of the object (or target) being sought. Any relevant sensory data that are transformed into interest images can then be fused in a pixel-wise manner by means as simple as computing averages, maxima or minima. The approach has been implemented in the detection module of an automatic target recognition system built at Lincoln Laboratory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 26, 1993
Accession Number
ADA266640

Entities

People

  • Dan E. Dudgeon
  • Jacques G. Verly
  • Richard L. Delanoy

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Fuzzy Logic
  • Fuzzy Sets
  • Identification
  • Laser Radar
  • Military Vehicles
  • Radar
  • Recognition
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Target Detection
  • Target Recognition
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.