Implementing The Difference-Squared Error Algorithm Using An Acousto-Optic Processor

Perry A. Molley

doi:10.1117/12.960442

30 August 1989 Implementing The Difference-Squared Error Algorithm Using An Acousto-Optic Processor

Perry A. Molley

Proceedings Volume 1098, Aerospace Pattern Recognition; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960442
Event: SPIE 1989 Technical Symposium on Aerospace Sensing, 1989, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Real-time electronic and optical pattern recognition systems use correlation as a means for discriminating objects of interest from unwanted objects and residual clutter in an input scene. However, correlation is not a good technique for certain gray-level input images particularly when the background has a high average value such as encountered in automatic target recognition environments. A better algorithm for these types of environments involves computing the difference-squared error between a reference template and the input image. This algorithm has been used for many years for recognizing gray-level images; however, because of the large number of bits of precision required to perform these computations, the algorithm is difficult to implement in real-time using an electronic embedded computer where small size and low power are at a premium. This paper describes a method for implementing the difference-squared algorithm on an acousto-optic time-integrating correlator. This implementation can accommodate the high dynamic range requirement which is inherent in gray-scale recognition problems. The acousto-optic correlator architecture is a natural fit for this implementation because of its capability to perform two-dimensional processing utilizing relatively mature one-dimensional input devices. Furthermore, since this architecture uses an electronically stored reference, rotational and scale variances can be accommodated by rapidly searching through a library of templates, as first described by Psaltis2. The ability to implement the difference-squared algorithm in an acousto-optic correlator architecture has the potential for solving many practical target recognition problems where real-time discrimination of gray-level objects using a compact, low power processor is required.

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Perry A. Molley "Implementing The Difference-Squared Error Algorithm Using An Acousto-Optic Processor", Proc. SPIE 1098, Aerospace Pattern Recognition, (30 August 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960442

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