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http://dx.doi.org/10.9708/jksci.2017.22.07.039

Performance Improvement Technique of Long-range Target Information Acquisition for Airborne IR Camera

Yang, Hyun-Jin (Agency of Defense Development)

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Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information / v.22, no.7, 2017 , pp. 39-45 More about this Journal

Abstract

In this paper, we propose three compensation methods to solve problems in high-resolution airborne infrared camera and to improve long-range target information acquisition performance. First, image motion and temporal noise reduction technique which is caused by atmospheric turbulence. Second, thermal blurring image correction technique by imperfect performance of NUC(Non Uniformity Correction) or raising the internal temperature of the camera. Finally, DRC(Dynamic Range Compression) and flicker removing technique of 14bits HDR(High Dynamic Range) infrared image. Through this study, we designed techniques to improve the acquisition performance of long-range target information of high-resolution airborne infrared camera, and compared and analyzed the performance improvement result with implemented images.

Keywords

Airborne infrared image; Atmospheric turbulence; Nonuniformity correction; High Dynamic Range;

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