Infrared small target detection technology based on OpenCV

Lei Liu; Zhijian Huang

doi:10.1117/12.2011048

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23 May 2013 Infrared small target detection technology based on OpenCV

Lei Liu, Zhijian Huang

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Proceedings Volume 8745, Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XXII; 87451Q (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2011048
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

Accurate and fast detection of infrared (IR) dim target has very important meaning for infrared precise guidance, early warning, video surveillance, etc. In this paper, some basic principles and the implementing flow charts of a series of algorithms for target detection are described. These algorithms are traditional two-frame difference method, improved three-frame difference method, background estimate and frame difference fusion method, and building background with neighborhood mean method. On the foundation of above works, an infrared target detection software platform which is developed by OpenCV and MFC is introduced. Three kinds of tracking algorithms are integrated in this software. In order to explain the software clearly, the framework and the function are described in this paper. At last, the experiments are performed for some real-life IR images. The whole algorithm implementing processes and results are analyzed, and those algorithms for detection targets are evaluated from the two aspects of subjective and objective. The results prove that the proposed method has satisfying detection effectiveness and robustness. Meanwhile, it has high detection efficiency and can be used for real-time detection.

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Lei Liu and Zhijian Huang "Infrared small target detection technology based on OpenCV", Proc. SPIE 8745, Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XXII, 87451Q (23 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2011048

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