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http://dx.doi.org/10.5909/JBE.2013.18.4.550

Visible Image Enhancement Method Considering Thermal Information from Infrared Image  

Kim, Seonkeol (Dept. of Digital Media, Catholic University)
Kang, Hang-Bong (Dept. of Digital Media, Catholic University)
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Journal of Broadcast Engineering / v.18, no.4, 2013 , pp. 550-558 More about this Journal
Abstract
The infrared and visible images are represented by different information due to the different wavelength of the light. The infrared image has thermal information and the visible image has texture information. Desirable results are obtained by fusing infrared and visible information. To enhance a visible image, we extract a weight map from a visible image using saturation, brightness. After that, the weight map is adjusted using thermal information in the infrared image. Finally, an enhanced image is resulted from combining an infrared image and a visible image. Our experiment results show that our proposed algorithm is working well to enhance the smoke in the original image.
Keywords
smoke; enhancement; infrared image; fusion; multi-sensor;
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