Target/Background Polarization Profiles Using a COTS Digital Camera
Abstract
This paper develops the methodology to obtain polarization profiles of natural, day light scenes using a COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) digital camera. It calculates the Stokes parameters for each scene pixel along with the degree of polarization, azimuth angle, sign and ellipticity for each of the color components. The noise characteristics of the digital camera are analyzed along with a detailed calibration of the imagery for target detection applications. A number of MatLab software programs were written including image analysis algorithms, graphics routines, polarization calculations and RGB value conversion to optical density. A pseudo color scheme was developed for encoding the various polarization parameters and comparing theoretical results with empirical data. Example imagery is presented of the generic methodology.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 15, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA459795
Entities
People
- Grant Gerhart
- Roy Matchko
Organizations
- Tank-automotive and Armaments Command