Fast algorithm of infrared small target detection in jitter background

Weiping Yang; Xinping Lu; Jicheng Li; Zhilong Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.2176543

22 May 2015 Fast algorithm of infrared small target detection in jitter background

Weiping Yang, Xinping Lu, Jicheng Li, Zhilong Zhang

Proceedings Volume 9476, Automatic Target Recognition XXV; 947614 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2176543
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2015, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

The task of small target detection is to extract the small targets from the background image including clutter, noise and jitter background, so it is difficult to deal with. In this paper, after analyzing infrared small targets, noise and clutter model, we use a small window median filter to estimate the infrared background. Then using background cancelling method, that is, subtracting the estimated background from the source image, the resident image can be obtained. Finally, an adaptive threshold is used to segment the residual image to obtain the potential targets. Considering the computational load, the two-dimensional filter is simplified into a one-dimensional filter. Experimental results show that the algorithm achieved good performance and satisfy the requirement of real-time processing of large size infrared image.

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Weiping Yang, Xinping Lu, Jicheng Li, and Zhilong Zhang "Fast algorithm of infrared small target detection in jitter background", Proc. SPIE 9476, Automatic Target Recognition XXV, 947614 (22 May 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2176543

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