Three-step nonuniformity correction for a highly dynamic intensified charge-coupled device star sensor

A three-step nonuniformity correction algorithm based on the photoelectrical response models of intensified charge-coupled device (ICCD) for a highly dynamic ICCD star sensor is proposed in the current paper. The influence factors of nonuniformity correction precision are analyzed based on the photoelectrical imaging theory. The photoelectrical response models of ICCD are obtained using the experimental method, and the nonuniformity correction is implemented in three steps based on the photoelectrical response models. The nonuniformity correction results in constant-radiance images and sky images of the highly dynamic star sensor show that the proposed algorithm has satisfactory correction precision, and the accuracy of the highly dynamic star sensor can be enhanced effectively when sky images are processed using the three-step nonuniformity correction algorithm.     

基于特征分解的红外焦平面非均匀性校正算法

针对目前红外焦平面自适应场景校正算法工程应用的局限,提出了一种基于红外焦平面非均匀性特征分解的场景校正算法。分析了红外焦平面非性匀性构成因素,把其中的高频部分分解成盲点、斑块、行列非均匀性等,把缓慢变化的低频部分分解成梯度渐变非均匀性;分别对各类非均匀性采用不同的校正算法;合并校正结果,得到校正后的图像。实验结果表明,该算法校正精度高、收敛速度快、抑止目标退化能力强,适合工程应用。     

Improved interframe registration based nonuniformity correction for focal plane arrays

In this paper, an improved interframe registration based nonuniformity correction algorithm for focal plane arrays is proposed. The method simultaneously estimates detector parameters and carries out the nonuniformity correction by minimizing the mean square error between the two properly registered image frames. A new masked phase correlation algorithm is introduced to obtain reliable shift estimates in the presence of fixed pattern noise. The use of an outliers exclusion scheme, together with a variable step size strategy, could not only promote the correction precision considerably, but also eliminate ghosting artifacts effectively. The performance of the proposed algorithm is evaluated with clean infrared image sequences with simulated nonuniformity and real pattern noise. We also apply the method to a real-time imaging system to show how effective it is in reducing noise and the ghosting artifacts.     

Scene based nonuniformity correction based on block ergodicity for infrared focal plane arrays

This paper puts forward a new scene based nonuniformity correction algorithm for IRFPA. This method adopts phase-correlation method for motion estimation and takes the sum of mean-square errors of the pixel brightness between several adjacent frames as the cost function when the brightness constancy assumption between two adjacent frames is satisfied. Nonuniformity correction parameters could be estimated by minimizing such cost function. In order to reduce calculation quantity, we can divide these images into several subblocks, and solve for the optimum solution of the cost function respectively in each subblock. From the analysis, it is shown that the optimum solution is of global uniqueness when all the elements in subblocks could satisfy the ergodicity condition. Then the estimated value of nonuniformity correction parameters could be deduced by minimizing the cost functions. The nonuniformity correction experiments for both infrared image sequence with simulated nonuniformity and infrared imagery with real nonuniformity show that the proposed algorithm could achieve a great correction effect by only analyzing a small number of frames.     

一种基于支持向量机回归的旋转遮光带日射表散射辐照度修正新算法

通过比较旋转遮光带日射表(RSP)和参考标准表所测散射辐照度之间的数值差异,分析了太阳总辐照度、环境温度、相对湿度和太阳光谱等气象要素对RSP散射辐照度测量误差的影响关系,提出了一种修正RSP散射辐照度测量值的新算法。该算法从支持向量机回归预测角度,建立了对RSP散射误差修正值的一次预测模型,然后根据误差修正值最优预测模型推导出RSP散射辐照度修正算法模型。利用该算法对美国国家太阳辐射研究实验室和劳里观测站采集的RSP散射辐照度数据进行修正,修正后两观测站数据的平均偏差和均方根误差分别降低到-0.2W/m2,3.3W/m2和1.9W/m2,8.5W/m2,显示算法具有良好的修正性能和适用性。该算法能够有效避免Vignola算法中存在的欠修正和Vignola and Augustyn(VA)算法中存在的过修正现象。     

基于帧间预测的红外焦平面阵列非均匀校正算法

提出了一种基于帧间预测的非均匀校正算法,它可以通过场景配准从当前已校正图像中估计出下一帧未校正图像的真值,然后将所得的场景估计与相应的噪音图像用于线性拟合,其拟合参量即可用来进行非均匀校正.该方法的主要优点在于抗噪音能力强,预测准确度高,且能够实时处理.详细阐述了算法的基本原理及其流程,并用真实红外数据对算法性能进行验证,取得了较好的效果.     

基于自适应扩散模型的单帧红外条纹非均匀性校正算法

针对红外焦平面成像系统存在列向条纹非均匀性的现象,采用了一种基于自适应PM扩散模型的非均匀校正新算法。首先,综合利用图像梯度信息和局部灰度统计信息,自适应计算PM模型的扩散阈值;然后将每列像素的PM模型估计值作为该列像素的期望值;最后采用最陡下降法迭代计算得到每列像元的校正参数,并对结果进行循环校正以提高校正效果。实验结果表明:该算法可以保护图像边缘信息,与同类算法相比,能够更有效地抑制条纹非均匀性,并且能够防止图像产生鬼影。     

一种基于场景的红外焦平面阵列非均匀性校正算法

针对IRFPA器件在工程使用中固定图案噪音会发生漂移及探测元响应呈现非线性的特征,提出了一种以二次方程表征的响应特性数学模型,并利用场景数据的卡尔曼滤波算法,对其实施双校正。本算法较基于线性模型的非均匀性校正算法具有更好的校正效果,仿真实验结果验明了算法的优越性.     

A new adaptive nonuniformity correction algorithm for infrared line scanner based on neural networks

The striping pattern nonuniformity of the infrared line scanner (IRLS) severely limits the system performance. An adaptive nonuniformity correction (NUC) algorithm for IRLS using neural network is proposed.It uses a one-dimensional median filter to generate ideal output of network and can complete NUC by a single frame with a high correction level. Applications to both simulated and real infrared images show that the algorithm can obtain a satisfactory result with low complexity, no need of scene diversity or global motion between consecutive frames. It has the potential to realize real-time hardware-based applications.     

基于稳态卡尔曼滤波的红外焦平面阵列非均匀校正算法

传统的卡尔曼滤波算法利用批处理实现非均匀校正,这样不仅会带来较大的计算量和存储量,而且更重要的是该方法不能实时处理.为此,提出了一种基于稳态卡尔曼滤波的红外焦平面阵列非均匀校正算法,它可以根据固定图案噪声的特点离线计算出滤波器的增益矩阵,并且非均匀校正过程也采用了逐帧迭代方式,因此大大降低了计算复杂度和存储占用量.详细阐述了该算法的基本原理,并用仿真数据和真实红外数据对算法性能进行验证,实验结果表明:本方法平均校正一帧图像所需CPU时间和内存占用量分别为1.7188 s和131.25 KB,完全可以满足实时处理的要求.     

基于三次样条插值的IRFPA非均匀性校正算法*

针对红外成像制导跟踪系统工程应用的实际要求,对红外焦平面阵列工作在大动态范围条件下的非均匀性校正算法进行了深入研究,依据函数插值原理,导出了三次样条插值非均匀性校正算法.用模拟的非均匀性图像和实际的红外图像对算法进行了校验.结果表明该算法具有动态范围大、校正准确度高的优点,可对红外焦平面阵列实现非均匀性和非线性双重校正效果.     

基于三次样条插值的IRFPA非均匀性校正算法

针对红外成像制导跟踪系统工程应用的实际要求,对红外焦平面阵列工作在大动态范围条件下的非均匀性校正算法进行了深入研究,依据函数插值原理,导出了三次样条插值非均匀性校正算法.用模拟的非均匀性图像和实际的红外图像对算法进行了校验.结果表明该算法具有动态范围大、校正准确度高的优点,可对红外焦平面阵列实现非均匀性和非线性双重校正效果.     

基于变积分时间的红外焦平面非均匀性校正算法研究

针对两点温度定标算法在应用过程中曝露的问题,提出了基于变积分时间的红外焦平面非均匀性校正算法.该算法先对图像进行非线性压缩,转换为线性图像,再利用红外焦平面阵列探测元的响应特性与积分时间之间的关系,采用改变积分时间的方法拟合红外焦平面探测器的平均响应特性曲线,进行两点校正,然后对结果进行取指数操作,即得到原图非均匀校正后的图像.分别利用两点温度定标法和变积分法对航拍红外图像进行校正效果验证,同时进行了不同校正算法的非均匀性适应性评价实验.实验结果表明新算法计算量小,校正准确度高,反应速度快,并在一定程度上解决了大动态范围下响应非线性对校正性能的影响,具有很好的工程应用价值.     

Scene-based nonuniformity correction based on bilateral filter with reduced ghosting

In order to correct the nonuniformity noise of the IR imaging system, a nonuniformity correction deghosting algorithm based on high-brightness region detection was proposed. Firstly, the bilateral filter was used to filter the image. The high-brightness regions in the result image were detected, and the correction factors corresponding to the regions were reduced. And then, the positions were detected which are high-brightness pixels in former frame but are not in current frame, and the correction factors corresponding to the regions were enlarged. Thus, the wrong update of the correction factor caused by high-brightness region of both the current frame and the previous frame was reduced. The correction method was validated using a real image sequence. The experimental results showed that the suppression effect of the proposed algorithm on the ‘ghost’ effect caused by the high-brightness region is better than the other two algorithms named SLTH-NUC and BFTH-NUC, respectively. Moreover, the proposed algorithm can also suppress the ‘ghost’ effect caused by the sharp edge of the scene.     

X射线图像增强器像元响应不一致性的分析及校正

X射线图像增强器像元响应不一致性是评定图像质量的重要指标,它将影响设备的探测能力和分类级别,因而很有必要对不一致性的进行校正。通过对不一致性产生机理的理论分析,建立了图像增强器的每个像元通道光电响应的对数曲线模型。基于该模型,提出了一种改进的两点校正算法。该算法首先将非线性响应转化为线性响应,然后用基于最小二乘的多点校正算法对线性数据进行校正。校正前后的图像及标准差给出了对比,实验结果表明了该校正方法的有效性。     

基于维纳滤波的红外焦平面阵列非均匀性校正算法

充分利用红外图像的空间相关性和时间相关性,提出了一种基于维纳（Wiener）滤波的红外焦平面阵列（IRFPA）非均匀性校正算法,实现对辐射信号的无偏估计,滤波器的参量通过时域一、二阶统计结合空域平均获得,同现有的典型校正算法相比,本文算法具有收敛速度快、校正准确度高的特点,理论分析以及针对实际红外图像的实验结果表明提出的算法更具优越性.     

基于焦平面归一化响应特性的红外非均匀性校正

红外焦平面阵列的非均匀性噪音是制约红外成像质量的主要因素,非均匀性校正是红外焦平面器件应用的一个关键技术.本文提出了一种基于焦平面归一化响应特性且易于实现的非均匀性校正算法,并基于像元分布的卡方直方图提出一种新的图像非均匀性评估方法,即校正比例.该方法的校正输出考虑了每个像元的观测值与焦平面的响应信号的平均值,校正参量通过将像元的输出与其理想校正结果之间的偏差用焦平面响应的平均值建立联系而计算得到.提出的校正比例兼顾考虑了焦平面响应的时间与空间特性,比现有的图像非均匀性评估方法更能合理衡量焦平面的非均匀性程度.多种非均匀性校正的评价数据以及实验结果表明,该算法的校正效果优于两点校正法与原值拟合二阶校正法,并对于响应异常的像元具有较强的校正能力.此外其校正准确度高,所需参量少,易于实时处理,具有较强的实用价值.     

Efficient single image stripe nonuniformity correction method for infrared focal plane arrays

We present a novel, stripe nonuniformity correction algorithm for infrared focal plane arrays. This method relies on the separation of nonuniformity and true scene, and the nonuniformity correction parameter is obtained by traversing the error function of two adjacent columns?? pixels in local template window. Based on the succession of two adjacent columns?? correlation, the stripe nonuniformity correction can be achieved in a single frame. Experimental results, to illustrate the performance of the method, include the use of infrared image sequences with simulated nonuniformity and a diverse set of real IR imagery.     

Total variation approach for adaptive nonuniformity correction in focal-plane arrays

In this Letter we propose an adaptive scene-based nonuniformity correction method for fixed-pattern noise removal in imaging arrays. It is based on the minimization of the total variation of the estimated irradiance, and the resulting function is optimized by an isotropic total variation approach making use of an alternating minimization strategy. The proposed method provides enhanced results when applied to a diverse set of real IR imagery, accurately estimating the nonunifomity parameters of each detector in the focal-plane array at a fast convergence rate, while also forming fewer ghosting artifacts.     

基于场景的红外焦平面阵列非均匀性评价方法

针对红外遥感图像非均匀性的定量评价问题,研究了基于场景的红外焦平面阵列响应非均匀性的定量评价方法。利用真实红外遥感图像序列量值分布的特点,针对小序列图像提出了基于序列排序和小波变换的标准图像构建算法;结合非均匀性评价指标,提出了利用构建标准图像的响应非均匀性对红外图像的非均匀性进行定量估计;分别利用黑体定标实验和统计方法对标准图像构建算法进行了验证,同时进行了不同校正算法的剩余非均匀性评价实验。结果表明,128frame序列构建得到的标准图像的非均匀性分别比同温黑体图像小0.92%,比统计标准图像大0.59%。该方法可用于定量估计红外遥感图像的非均匀性。