scholarly journals Practical Approaches to Target Detection in Long Range and Low Quality Infrared Videos

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 01-16
Author(s):  
Chiman Kwan ◽  
David Gribben
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Target Detection ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Target Size ◽  
Small Target ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Texture Information ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Small Targets

It is challenging to detect vehicles in long range and low quality infrared videos using deep learning techniques such as You Only Look Once (YOLO) mainly due to small target size. This is because small targets do not have detailed texture information. This paper focuses on practical approaches for target detection in infrared videos using deep learning techniques. We first investigated a newer version of You Only Look Once (YOLO v4). We then proposed a practical and effective approach by training the YOLO model using videos from longer ranges. Experimental results using real infrared videos ranging from 1000 m to 3500 m demonstrated huge performance improvements. In particular, the average detection percentage over the six ranges of 1000 m to 3500 m improved from 54% when we used the 1500 m videos for training to 95% if we used the 3000 m videos for training.

Infrared Small Target Detection Based on Morphology and SUSAN Algorithm

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (06) ◽  
pp. 2050013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiwei Hu ◽  
Yixin Su
Keyword(s):  
Target Detection ◽  
Infrared Image ◽  
Frequency Region ◽  
Guidance System ◽  
Background Suppression ◽  
Small Target ◽  
High Frequency Region ◽  
Small Target Detection ◽  
Small Targets ◽  
Infrared Small Target

Infrared small target detection is one of the key techniques in infrared imaging guidance system. The technology of infrared small target detection still needs to be further studied to improve the detection performance. This paper combines the high-pass filtering characteristics of morphological top-hat transform with SUSAN algorithm, and proposes a small infrared target detection method based on morphology and SUSAN algorithm. This method uses top-hat transform to detect the high-frequency region in infrared image, and filters out the low-frequency region in the image to implement the preliminary background suppression of infrared image. Then the SUSAN algorithm is used to detect small targets in the image after background suppression. The proposed method is applied to the single infrared image which is acquired by the infrared guidance system in the process of detecting and tracking the target under specific conditions. The experimental results show that the method is effective and can detect infrared small targets under different background.

INFRARED SMALL TARGET DETECTION ALGORITHM BASED ON FEATURE SALIENCE AND MULTI-FEATURES FUSION

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (02) ◽  
pp. 299-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZHEN-XUE CHEN ◽  
CHENG-YUN LIU ◽  
FA-LIANG CHANG
Keyword(s):  
Target Detection ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Probability Of Detection ◽  
Absolute Difference ◽  
Small Target ◽  
Probability Of Error ◽  
Small Target Detection ◽  
Low Snr ◽  
Complex Background ◽  
Small Targets

It is an important and challenging problem to detect small targets in clutter scene and low SNR (Signal Noise Ratio) in infrared (IR) images. In order to solve this problem, a method based on feature salience is proposed for automatic detection of targets in complex background. Firstly, in this paper, the method utilizes the average absolute difference maximum (AADM) as the dissimilarity measurement between targets and background region to enhance targets. Secondly, minimum probability of error was used to build the model of feature salience. Finally, by computing the realistic degree of features, this method solves the problem of multi-feather fusion. Experimental results show that the algorithm proposed shows better performance with respect to the probability of detection. It is an effective and valuable small target detection algorithm under a complex background.

scholarly journals Research on Deep Learning Techniques in Breaking Text-Based Captchas and Designing Image-Based Captcha

2021 ◽  
pp. 266-269
Author(s):  
Janarthanan A ◽  
Pandiyarajan C ◽  
Sabarinathan M ◽  
Sudhan M ◽  
Kala R
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Image Classification ◽  
Character Recognition ◽  
Optical Character Recognition ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Text Recognition ◽  
Image Resizing ◽  
Optical Character ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Text Images

Optical character recognition (OCR) is a process of text recognition in images (one word). The input images are taken from the dataset. The collected text images are implemented to pre-processing. In pre-processing, we can implement the image resize process. Image resizing is necessary when you need to increase or decrease the total number of pixels, whereas remapping can occur when you are zooming refers to increase the quantity of pixels, so that when you zoom an image, you will see clear content. After that, we can implement the segmentation process. In segmentation, we can segment the each characters in one word. We can extract the features values from the image that means test feature. In classification process, we have to classify the text from the image. Image classification is performed the images in order to identify which image contains text. A classifier is used to identify the image containing text. The experimental results shows that the accuracy.

scholarly journals Infrared Small Target Detection Method with Trajectory Correction Fuze Based on Infrared Image Sensor

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (13) ◽  
pp. 4522
Author(s):  
Cong Zhang ◽  
Dongguang Li ◽  
Jiashuo Qi ◽  
Jingtao Liu ◽  
Yu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Target Detection ◽  
Detection Method ◽  
Infrared Image ◽  
Image Sensor ◽  
Small Target ◽  
Robust Detection ◽  
Trajectory Correction ◽  
Novel Algorithms ◽  
Small Targets ◽  
Infrared Small Target

Due to the complexity of background and diversity of small targets, robust detection of infrared small targets for the trajectory correction fuze has become a challenge. To solve this problem, different from the traditional method, a state-of-the-art detection method based on density-distance space is proposed to apply to the trajectory correction fuze. First, parameters of the infrared image sensor on the fuze are calculated to set the boundary limitations for the target detection method. Second, the density-distance space method is proposed to detect the candidate targets. Finally, the adaptive pixel growth (APG) algorithm is used to suppress the clutter so as to detect the real targets. Three experiments, including equivalent detection, simulation and hardware-in-loop, were implemented to verify the effectiveness of this method. Results illustrated that the infrared image sensor on the fuze has a stable field of view under rotation of the projectile, and could clearly observe the infrared small target. The proposed method has superior anti-noise, different size target detection, multi-target detection and various clutter suppression capability. Compared with six novel algorithms, our algorithm shows a perfect detection performance and acceptable time consumption.

scholarly journals Dim and Small Target Detection Based on Local Energy Aggregation Degree of Sequence Images

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Fan Xiangsuo ◽  
Xu Zhiyong
Keyword(s):  
Target Detection ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Background Modeling ◽  
Small Target ◽  
Local Energy ◽  
Dynamic Scenes ◽  
Detection Ability ◽  
Small Target Detection ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Small Targets

In order to improve the detection ability of dim and small targets in dynamic scenes, this paper first proposes an anisotropic gradient background modeling method combined with spatial and temporal information and then uses the multidirectional gradient maximum of neighborhood blocks to segment the difference maps. On the basis of previous background modeling and segmentation extraction candidate targets, a dim small target detection algorithm for local energy aggregation degree of sequence images is proposed. Experiments show that compared with the traditional algorithm, this method can eliminate the interference of noise to the target and improve the detection ability of the system effectively.

Small Target Detection for Infrared Image Based on Optimal Infrared Patch-Image Model by Solving Modified Adaptive RPCA Problem

2020 ◽  
pp. 2150007
Author(s):  
Bin Xiong ◽  
Xinhan Huang ◽  
Min Wang ◽  
Gang Peng
Keyword(s):  
Target Detection ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Low Rank ◽  
Small Target ◽  
Image Model ◽  
Threshold Method ◽  
Small Target Detection ◽  
Augmented Lagrange Multiplier ◽  
Small Targets ◽  
Patch Image

Small target detection in infrared (IR) images has been widely applied for both military and civilian purposes. In this study, because IR images contain sparse and low-rank features in most scenarios, we propose an optimal IR patch-image (OIPI) model-based detection method to detect small targets in heavily cluttered IR images. First, the OIPI model was generated based on a conventional IR image model using a novel optimal patch size and sliding step adaptive selection algorithm. Secondly, the sparse and low-rank features of IR images were extracted and fused to generate an adaptive weighted parameter. Thirdly, the adaptive inexact augmented Lagrange multiplier (AIALM) algorithm was applied in the OIPI model to solve the robust principal component analysis (RPCA) optimization problem. Finally, an adaptive threshold method is proposed to segment and calibrate targets. Experimental results indicate that the proposed algorithm is capable of detecting small targets more stably and accurately, compared with state-of-the-art methods.

DETECTION OF MOVING SMALL TARGETS IN INFRARED IMAGE SEQUENCES CONTAINING CLOUD CLUTTER

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (02) ◽  
pp. 247-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
WEI WU ◽  
JIAXIONG PENG
Keyword(s):  
Target Detection ◽  
Infrared Image ◽  
Spatial Filtering ◽  
Image Sequences ◽  
Small Target ◽  
Temporal Filtering ◽  
Small Target Detection ◽  
Small Targets ◽  
Novel Algorithm

Detecting and tracking dim moving small targets in infrared image sequences containing cloud clutter is an important area of research. The paper proposes a novel algorithm for the dim moving small target detection in cloudy background. The algorithm consists of three courses. The first course consists of the image spatial filtering and the sequence temporal filtering, it can be realized by two parallel calculative parts. The second course is the fusion and the segmentation processing. The last course is the targets acquiring and tracking, it can be achieved by the Kalman tracker. The results of our experiment prove that the algorithm is very effective.

A Survey on Infrared Weak Small Target Detection Method

2014 ◽  
Vol 945-949 ◽  
pp. 1558-1560
Author(s):  
Zhong Min Li ◽  
Li Fei Mei ◽  
Mao Song
Keyword(s):  
Target Detection ◽  
Infrared Imaging ◽  
Detection Method ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Small Target ◽  
Small Target Detection ◽  
Key Technologies ◽  
Small Targets ◽  
Field View

Infrared weak small target detection is one of the key technologies in the early infrared imaging guidance and wide-field view surveillance system. In the complex and low signal-to-noise ratio background, the target has only a few pixels. There is no shape and texture information to use. It brings great difficulties to the infrared weak small target detection. In this paper, we sum up the research status of infrared weak small target detection method, and analyze the key problems of infrared weak small targets detection.

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