Accession Number:

ADA326139

Title:

Fusion of IR and Visual Images,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

FYSISCH EN ELEKTRONISCH LAB TNO THE HAGUE (NETHERLANDS)

Personal Author(s):

• Schutte, K.

Report Date:

1997-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

29.0

Abstract:

Image fusion is the process where several independently recorded images are combined into a single image. This report describes the fusion of thermal IR and visual imagery. For image fusion an optimality criterion is defined. If the input images are assumed to be dependent the optimal fusion process is image blending. For independent input images pyramidal solutions such as Burts algorithm are shown to be optimal. Several image sequences are processed with the techniques described in the report. Results presented in the report indicate that, for the images used, image fusion results in images with a higher information content. Hardware requirements for the algorithms presented are given. Real-time implementation on current plug-in DSP boards seems possible. An initial study is performed into Automatic Target Recognition based upon multiple input images. The results look promising.

Descriptors:

• *IMAGE PROCESSING
• *INFRARED IMAGES
• *DATA FUSION
• ALGORITHMS
• OPTIMIZATION
• REAL TIME
• NETHERLANDS
• TARGET RECOGNITION
• IMAGE INTENSIFICATION
• THERMAL IMAGES

Subject Categories:

• Cybernetics
• Infrared Detection and Detectors

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE