Using QR Factorization for Real-Time Anomaly Detection in Hyperspectral Images

Abstract

Anomaly detection has been used successfully on hyperspectral images for over a decade. However, there is an ever increasing need for real-time anomaly detectors. Historically, anomaly detection methods have focused on analysis after the entire image has been collected. As useful as post-collection anomaly detection is, there is a great advantage to detecting an anomaly as it is being collected. This research is focused on speeding up the process of detection for a pre-existing method, Linear RX, which is a variation on the traditional Reed-Xiaoli detector. By speeding up the process of detection, it is possible to create a real-time anomaly detector. The window covariance matrix is our main area focus for speed improvement. Several methods were investigated, including QR factorization and tracking the change in the window covariance matrix as it moves through the image. Finally, performance comparisons are made to the original Linear RX detector.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 22, 2012
Accession Number
ADA558575

Entities

People

  • Kelly R. Bush

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Anomaly Detection
  • Camouflage
  • Change Detection
  • Covariance
  • Data Analysis
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Hyperspectral Imagery
  • Mathematics
  • Operations Research
  • Signal Processing
  • Spectra
  • Three Dimensional
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Linear Algebra