Prof. Yitzhak Yitzhaky Profile

Prof. Yitzhak Yitzhaky

Researcher at Ben-Gurion Univ of the Negev

SPIE Involvement:

Senior status | Conference Chair | Conference Program Committee | Editor | Author

Publications (55)

SPIE Conference Volume | November 21, 2018

Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting, Forensics, and Surveillance Technologies II

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 11, 2018

Inexpensive and simple MMW imaging using optical detection of light emitted from glow discharge detectors

Proc. SPIE. 10634, Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XXI

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, CMOS sensors, Extremely high frequency, Millimeter wave imaging, Imaging systems, Cameras, Sensors, CMOS cameras, Upconversion, Plasma

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SPIE Conference Volume | December 7, 2017

Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting, Forensics, and Surveillance Technologies

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 5, 2017

3D noise-resistant segmentation and tracking of unknown and occluded objects using integral imaging

Proc. SPIE. 10441, Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting, Forensics, and Surveillance Technologies

KEYWORDS: 3D image reconstruction, Detection and tracking algorithms, Cameras, Image segmentation, Video surveillance, Integral imaging, 3D image processing

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 5, 2017

MMW/THz imaging using upconversion to visible, based on glow discharge detector array and CCD camera

Proc. SPIE. 10441, Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting, Forensics, and Surveillance Technologies

KEYWORDS: Sensors, CCD cameras, CMOS cameras, Terahertz radiation, Upconversion, Signal detection

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SPIE Conference Volume | November 22, 2016

Optics and Photonics for Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting, and Defence XII

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 21, 2016

Up-conversion of MMW radiation to visual band using glow discharge detector and silicon detector

Proc. SPIE. 9993, Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology IX

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Photodetectors, Extremely high frequency, Visualization, Imaging systems, Sensors, Silicon, Lamps, Terahertz radiation, Signal detection

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 21, 2015

Feature extraction for 3D object detection from integral imaging

Proc. SPIE. 9600, Image Reconstruction from Incomplete Data VIII

KEYWORDS: Confocal microscopy, Edge detection, Cameras, Image segmentation, Image processing, Wavelets, Feature extraction, Imaging arrays, Integral imaging, 3D image processing

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | June 8, 2015

Feasibility of Radon projection acquisition for compressive imaging in MMW region based new video rate 16x16 GDD FPA camera

Proc. SPIE. 9462, Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XVIII

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Mirrors, Extremely high frequency, Radon, Millimeter wave imaging, Imaging systems, Cameras, Sensors, Video, Lamps

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 7, 2014

Real time three-dimensional space video rate sensors for millimeter waves imaging based very inexpensive plasma LED lamps

Proc. SPIE. 9252, Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology VII

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Mirrors, Extremely high frequency, Millimeter wave imaging, Modulation, Imaging systems, Sensors, Video, Lamps, Plasma

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In recent years, much effort has been invested to develop inexpensive but sensitive Millimeter Wave (MMW) detectors that can be used in focal plane arrays (FPAs), in order to implement real time MMW imaging. Real time MMW imaging systems are required for many varied applications in many fields as homeland security, medicine, communications, military products and space technology. It is mainly because this radiation has high penetration and good navigability through dust storm, fog, heavy rain, dielectric materials, biological tissue, and diverse materials. Moreover, the atmospheric attenuation in this range of the spectrum is relatively low and the scattering is also low compared to NIR and VIS. The lack of inexpensive room temperature imaging systems makes it difficult to provide a suitable MMW system for many of the above applications. In last few years we advanced in research and development of sensors using very inexpensive (30-50 cents) Glow Discharge Detector (GDD) plasma indicator lamps as MMW detectors. This paper presents three kinds of GDD sensor based lamp Focal Plane Arrays (FPA). Those three kinds of cameras are different in the number of detectors, scanning operation, and detection method. The 1st and 2nd generations are 8 × 8 pixel array and an 18 × 2 mono-rail scanner array respectively, both of them for direct detection and limited to fixed imaging. The last designed sensor is a multiplexing frame rate of 16x16 GDD FPA. It permits real time video rate imaging of 30 frames/ sec and comprehensive 3D MMW imaging. The principle of detection in this sensor is a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) system while each of the 16 GDD pixel lines is sampled simultaneously. Direct detection is also possible and can be done with a friendly user interface. This FPA sensor is built over 256 commercial GDD lamps with 3 mm diameter International Light, Inc., Peabody, MA model 527 Ne indicator lamps as pixel detectors. All three sensors are fully supported by software Graphical Unit Interface (GUI). They were tested and characterized through different kinds of optical systems for imaging applications, super resolution, and calibration methods. Capability of the 16x16 sensor is to employ a chirp radar like method to produced depth and reflectance information in the image. This enables 3-D MMW imaging in real time with video frame rate. In this work we demonstrate different kinds of optical imaging systems. Those systems have capability of 3-D imaging for short range and longer distances to at least 10-20 meters.

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 7, 2014

Detection of hidden objects using a real-time 3-D millimeter-wave imaging system

Proc. SPIE. 9253, Optics and Photonics for Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting, and Defence X; and Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology XI

KEYWORDS: Radar, Staring arrays, Mirrors, Extremely high frequency, Imaging systems, Sensors, Metals, Dielectrics, Terahertz radiation, 3D image processing

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 7, 2014

Distinguishing suspicious actions in long-distance surveillance

Proc. SPIE. 9253, Optics and Photonics for Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting, and Defence X; and Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology XI

KEYWORDS: Aerosols, Image processing, Video, Feature extraction, Video surveillance, Surveillance, Turbulence, Atmospheric particles, Atmospheric optics, Berkelium

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 3, 2014

Effects of de-blurring on background modeling used for surveillance in long-distance horizontal imaging

Proc. SPIE. 9224, Laser Communication and Propagation through the Atmosphere and Oceans III

KEYWORDS: Target detection, Video, Image restoration, Image analysis, Video surveillance, Surveillance, Turbulence, Modulation transfer functions, Atmospheric modeling, Electro optical modeling

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 29, 2014

Aerosol MTF revisited

Proc. SPIE. 9071, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXV

KEYWORDS: Infrared imaging, Imaging systems, Spatial frequencies, Scattering, Aerosols, Light scattering, Humidity, Modulation transfer functions, Atmospheric particles, Absorption

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SPIE Journal Paper | April 25, 2014

Improvements of image fusion methods

Yotam Ben-Shoshan, Yitzhak Yitzhaky

JEI Vol. 23 Issue 02

KEYWORDS: Image fusion, Image quality, Visualization, Wavelets, Thermography, Image processing, Image visualization, Quality measurement, Superposition, Imaging systems

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 4, 2014

Real-time 3D millimeter wave imaging based FMCW using GGD focal plane array as detectors

Proc. SPIE. 9022, Image Sensors and Imaging Systems 2014

KEYWORDS: Radar, Staring arrays, Mirrors, Extremely high frequency, Imaging systems, Sensors, Dielectrics, Heterodyning, Antennas, Signal detection

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 15, 2013

Surveillance in long-distance turbulence-degraded videos

Proc. SPIE. 8897, Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, Photonic Technologies, and Applications VII; and Military Applications in Hyperspectral Imaging and High Spatial Resolution Sensing

KEYWORDS: Detection and tracking algorithms, Video, Image restoration, Video surveillance, Surveillance, Turbulence, Atmospheric turbulence, Atmospheric sensing, Motion estimation, Electro optical modeling

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 26, 2013

Enhancement of image fusion methods

Proc. SPIE. 8856, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXXVI

KEYWORDS: Thermography, Image fusion, Visualization, Image processing, Image resolution, Image quality, Image sensors, Image enhancement, Neodymium, Information visualization

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 26, 2013

Analysis of skin moles from optical spectropolarimetric images

Proc. SPIE. 8856, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXXVI

KEYWORDS: Cancer, Polarization, Visualization, Image segmentation, Skin, Light scattering, Diagnostics, Image analysis, Skin cancer, Tissue optics

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SPIE Journal Paper | June 24, 2013

Oversampling advances in millimeter-wave scan imaging using inexpensive neon indicator lamp detectors

Assaf Levanon, Natan Kopeika, Yitzhak Yitzhaky, Amir Abramovich, Daniel Rozban, Hezi Joseph, Avihai Aharon, Alex Belenky, Michael Gefen, Orly Yadid-Pecht

OE Vol. 52 Issue 06

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Lamps, Extremely high frequency, Millimeter wave imaging, Imaging systems, Scanners, Staring arrays, Mirrors, Line scan image sensors, Neon

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SPIE Journal Paper | June 20, 2013

Classification of skin moles from optical spectropolarimetric images: a pilot study

Lior Graham, Yitzhak Yitzhaky, Ibrahim Abdulhalim

JBO Vol. 18 Issue 11

KEYWORDS: Skin, Image segmentation, Tissue optics, Image classification, Polarization, Biomedical optics, Skin cancer, Image analysis, Imaging systems, Optical imaging

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SPIE Journal Paper | June 20, 2012

Classification of moving objects in atmospherically degraded video

Eli Chen, Oren Haik, Yitzhak Yitzhaky

OE Vol. 51 Issue 10

KEYWORDS: Video, Image restoration, Image classification, Feature extraction, Video surveillance, Principal component analysis, Optical engineering, Atmospheric optics, Atmospheric sensing, Image processing

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 18, 2012

Atmospheric effects on target acquisition

Proc. SPIE. 8355, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXIII

KEYWORDS: Thermography, Infrared imaging, Imaging systems, Scattering, Turbulence, Modulation transfer functions, Target acquisition, Atmospheric particles, Atmospheric modeling, Atmospheric optics

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 9, 2012

Sub-wavelength resolution of MMW imaging systems using extremely inexpensive scanning Glow Discharge Detector (GDD) double row camera

Proc. SPIE. 8362, Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XV

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Diffraction, Extremely high frequency, Millimeter wave imaging, Imaging systems, Cameras, Sensors, Lamps, Image resolution, Terahertz radiation

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 7, 2012

Infrared image denoising by nonlocal means filtering

Proc. SPIE. 8399, Visual Information Processing XXI

KEYWORDS: Thermography, Infrared imaging, Optical filters, Image processing, Wavelets, Denoising, Gaussian filters, Image filtering, Infrared radiation, Image denoising

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 28, 2011

Classification of small moving objects in atmospherically degraded video

Proc. SPIE. 8185, Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications VIII

KEYWORDS: Principal component analysis, Image processing, Video, Image restoration, Feature extraction, Video surveillance, Turbulence, Video processing, Image classification, Atmospheric sensing

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 24, 2011

Automatic analysis and quantification of fluorescently labeled synapses in microscope images

Proc. SPIE. 8135, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXXIV

KEYWORDS: Image processing algorithms and systems, Microscopes, Proteins, Visualization, Image segmentation, Image processing, Image analysis, Glia, Data centers, Visibility

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 8, 2010

Performance of visual tasks from contour information

Proc. SPIE. 7798, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXXIII

KEYWORDS: Edge detection, Visualization, Sensors, Image processing, Error analysis, Computer vision technology, Machine vision, Image filtering, Object recognition, Head-mounted displays

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 3, 2009

Compression of turbulence-affected video signals

Proc. SPIE. 7444, Mathematics for Signal and Information Processing

KEYWORDS: Image compression, Video, Digital filtering, Image restoration, Image quality, Turbulence, Video compression, Optical flow, Motion estimation, Image quality standards

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 1, 2009

Active terahertz imaging with Ne indicator lamp detector arrays

Proc. SPIE. 7468, Adaptive Coded Aperture Imaging, Non-Imaging, and Unconventional Imaging Sensor Systems

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Signal to noise ratio, Oscillators, Imaging systems, Sensors, Lamps, Heterodyning, Terahertz radiation, Neon, Signal detection

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 8, 2007

Improvement of automatic acquisition of moving objects in long-distance imaging by blind image restoration

Proc. SPIE. 6737, Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications IV

KEYWORDS: Thermography, Point spread functions, Detection and tracking algorithms, Image processing, Video, Image restoration, Video surveillance, Motion detection, Modulation transfer functions, Binary data

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 6, 2007

Properties of light reflected from road signs in active imaging for driving safety

Proc. SPIE. 6737, Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications IV

KEYWORDS: Mueller matrices, Light sources, Retroreflectors, Roads, Polarization, Sensors, Polarizers, Night vision systems, Circular polarizers, Light

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 24, 2007

Blind image quality assessment considering blur, noise, and JPEG compression distortions

Proc. SPIE. 6696, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXX

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Image compression, Spatial frequencies, Image processing, Error analysis, Fourier transforms, Image analysis, Quality measurement, Image quality, Visibility

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SPIE Journal Paper | November 1, 2006

Effects of image restoration on acquisition of moving objects from thermal video sequences degraded by the atmosphere

Oren Haik, Yosef Lior, Daniel Nahmani, Yitzhak Yitzhaky

OE Vol. 45 Issue 11

KEYWORDS: Video, Image restoration, Modulation transfer functions, Target acquisition, Atmospheric modeling, Thermography, Atmospheric particles, Optical engineering, Turbulence, Video surveillance

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 1, 2006

Turbulence strength estimation and super-resolution from an arbitrary set of atmospherically degraded images

Proc. SPIE. 6303, Atmospheric Optical Modeling, Measurement, and Simulation II

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Super resolution, Cameras, Image analysis, Turbulence, Optical flow, Atmospheric turbulence, Atmospheric propagation, Motion estimation, Atmospheric optics

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SPIE Journal Paper | April 1, 2006

Superresolution reconstruction of a video captured by a vibrated time delay and integration camera

Oren Haik, Yitzhak Yitzhaky

JEI Vol. 15 Issue 02

KEYWORDS: Lawrencium, Video, Point spread functions, Cameras, Image processing, Motion estimation, Sensors, Super resolution, Reconstruction algorithms, Thermography

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SPIE Journal Paper | October 1, 2005

Vision-model-based image foveation and motion estimation

Eli Peli, Yitzhak Yitzhaky

OE Vol. 44 Issue 10

KEYWORDS: Image registration, Visual process modeling, Visualization, Motion estimation, Image processing, Image resolution, Visual system, Spatial frequencies, Imaging systems, Systems modeling

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 1, 2005

Angular-motion OTF model

Proc. SPIE. 5873, Optical Scanning 2005

KEYWORDS: Optical transfer functions, Point spread functions, Optical spheres, Imaging systems, Wavefronts, Wavefront aberrations, Modulation transfer functions, Geometrical optics, Motion models, Electro optical modeling

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | November 2, 2004

Superresolution reconstruction of a video captured by a translational vibrated staggered TDI camera

Proc. SPIE. 5558, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXVII

KEYWORDS: Thermography, Point spread functions, Super resolution, Cameras, Sensors, Image processing, Video, Image resolution, Motion estimation, Lawrencium

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | November 2, 2004

Automatic selection of edge detector parameters based on spatial and statistical measures

Proc. SPIE. 5558, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXVII

KEYWORDS: Edge detection, Statistical analysis, Detection and tracking algorithms, Sensors, Image processing, Detector development, Picosecond phenomena, Statistical methods, Electro optics, Probability theory

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SPIE Journal Paper | December 1, 2003

Restoration of interlaced images degraded by variable velocity motion

Yitzhak Yitzhaky, Adrian Stern

OE Vol. 42 Issue 12

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Cameras, Motion estimation, Image restoration, Imaging systems, Distortion, Optical transfer functions, Linear filtering, Optical engineering, Modulation transfer functions

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | November 19, 2003

Restoration of images captured by a staggered TDI camera in the presence of mechanical vibrations

Proc. SPIE. 5203, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXVI

KEYWORDS: Thermography, Point spread functions, Imaging systems, Cameras, Sensors, Image processing, Error analysis, Image restoration, Chlorine, Motion estimation

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | December 28, 2000

Restoration of nonlinear motion-distorted composite frame

Proc. SPIE. 4115, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXIII

KEYWORDS: Optical transfer functions, Point spread functions, Imaging systems, Image processing, Video, Composites, Image restoration, Linear filtering, Solids, Motion estimation

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SPIE Journal Paper | August 1, 2000

Restoration of an image degraded by vibrations using only a single frame

Yitzhak Yitzhaky, G. Boshusha, Y. Levy, Norman Kopeika

OE Vol. 39 Issue 08

KEYWORDS: Image restoration, Point spread functions, Modulation transfer functions, Optical transfer functions, Signal to noise ratio, Image filtering, Phase transfer function, Image processing, Optical engineering, Fourier transforms

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 18, 1999

Vibrated image restoration from a single frame

Proc. SPIE. 3808, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXII

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Optical transfer functions, Point spread functions, Stars, Spatial frequencies, Image processing, Image restoration, Image filtering, Modulation transfer functions, Motion models

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 26, 1998

Role of the atmosphere in target acquisition: models versus experiment

Proc. SPIE. 3436, Infrared Technology and Applications XXIV

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Spatial frequencies, Aerosols, Turbulence, Modulation transfer functions, Target acquisition, Atmospheric particles, Thermal modeling, Atmospheric modeling, Systems modeling

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 1, 1998

Comparison of direct methods for restoration of motion-blurred images

Proc. SPIE. 3460, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXI

KEYWORDS: Mathematical modeling, Signal to noise ratio, Point spread functions, Optical filters, Fourier transforms, Linear filtering, Image filtering, Motion models, Direct methods, Filtering (signal processing)

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SPIE Journal Paper | July 1, 1998

Experimental comparison of three target acquisition models

Raviv Melamed, Yitzhak Yitzhaky, Norman Kopeika, Stanley Rotman

OE Vol. 37 Issue 07

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric modeling, Modulation transfer functions, Spatial frequencies, Imaging systems, Target acquisition, Atmospheric particles, Aerosols, Systems modeling, Thermal modeling, Turbulence

SPIE Journal Paper | November 1, 1997

Restoration of atmospherically blurred images according to weather-predicted atmospheric modulation transfer functions

Yitzhak Yitzhaky, Itai Dror, Norman Kopeika

OE Vol. 36 Issue 11

KEYWORDS: Modulation transfer functions, Atmospheric particles, Aerosols, Turbulence, Atmospheric modeling, Atmospheric optics, Light scattering, Meteorology, Scattering, Spatial frequencies

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 30, 1997

Restoration of motion blurred images

Proc. SPIE. 3164, Applications of Digital Image Processing XX

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Optical transfer functions, Point spread functions, Image processing, Image restoration, Fourier transforms, Image filtering, Modulation transfer functions, Phase transfer function, Autoregressive models

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 22, 1997

Evaluation of the PSF from motion-blurred images

Proc. SPIE. 3110, 10th Meeting on Optical Engineering in Israel

KEYWORDS: Optical transfer functions, Point spread functions, Spatial frequencies, Image processing, Image restoration, Image analysis, Image filtering, Modulation transfer functions, Autoregressive models, Motion estimation

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | November 14, 1996

Identification of blur parameters from motion-blurred images

Proc. SPIE. 2847, Applications of Digital Image Processing XIX

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Point spread functions, Imaging systems, Cameras, Image processing, Image restoration, Image resolution, Motion measurement, Autoregressive models, Filtering (signal processing)

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 14, 1996

Restoration of atmospherically blurred images using weather-predicted atmospheric Modulation Transfer Function (MFT)

Proc. SPIE. 2828, Image Propagation through the Atmosphere

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Aerosols, Image processing, Light scattering, Turbulence, Image enhancement, Meteorology, Modulation transfer functions, Atmospheric particles, Atmospheric modeling

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 22, 1995

Identification of the blur extent from motion-blurred images

Proc. SPIE. 2470, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing VI

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Point spread functions, Imaging systems, Cameras, Image processing, Image restoration, Image resolution, Motion models, Filtering (signal processing)

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 5, 1994

Restoration of images degraded by mechanical vibrations

Proc. SPIE. 2221, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing VIII

KEYWORDS: Optical transfer functions, Point spread functions, Optical filters, Cameras, Sensors, Image processing, Image restoration, Image filtering, Electronic filtering, Filtering (signal processing)

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