Color fusion schemes for low-light CCD and infrared images of different properties

Lingxue Wang, Weiqi Jin, Zhiyun Gao, Guangrong Liu

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Abstract

Although gray-level fused images can optimally integrate the modalities of low-light CCD and infrared imager, operators cannot tell from which modality the details originate. Thus the fundamental that human eyes can discern much more color categories than gray levels has been used to assigns a distinct color to each sensor modality. But the color fused image which has no natural appearance will fatigue operators greatly. Our approach is building on MIT scheme and aims at achieving natural appearance in the color fused image. MIT scheme derives its basis from biological models of color vision and utilizes the feed-forward center-surround shunting neural network to enhance and fuse low-light and infrared images. We bring forward linear fusion architecture, and composite architecture that comprises the enhancement part of MIT scheme and the linear fusion architecture. Furthermore, enhancement and combination methods for low-light and infrared images of different properties have been specified.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElectronic Imaging and Multimedia Technology III
EditorsLiWei Zhou, Chung-Sheng Li, Yoshiji Suzuki
PublisherSPIE
Pages459-466
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9780819447142
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Aug 2002
EventElectronic Imaging and Multimedia Technology III 2002 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 14 Oct 200218 Oct 2002

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume4925
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceElectronic Imaging and Multimedia Technology III 2002
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period14/10/0218/10/02

Keywords

  • Image fusion
  • color fusion
  • infrared
  • low-light CCD
  • night vision

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