Small Zoom Mismatch Adjustment Method for Dual-Band Fusion Imaging System Based on Edge-Gradient Normalized Mutual Information

Jieling Chen, Zhihao Liu, Weiqi Jin*, Jianguo Yang, Li Li

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Currently, automatic optical zoom setups are being extensively explored for their applications in search, detection, recognition, and tracking. In visible and infrared fusion imaging systems with continuous zoom, dual-channel multi-sensor field-of-view matching control in the process of synchronous continuous zoom can be achieved by pre-calibration. However, mechanical and transmission errors of the zoom mechanism produce a small mismatch in the field of view after co-zooming, degrading the sharpness of the fusion image. Therefore, a dynamic small-mismatch detection method is necessary. This paper presents the use of edge-gradient normalized mutual information as an evaluation function of multi-sensor field-of-view matching similarity to guide the small zoom of the visible lens after continuous co-zoom and ultimately reduce the field-of-view mismatch. In addition, we demonstrate the use of the improved hill-climbing search algorithm for autozoom to obtain the maximum value of the evaluation function. Consequently, the results validate the correctness and effectiveness of the proposed method under small changes in the field of view. Therefore, this study is expected to contribute to the improvement of visible and infrared fusion imaging systems with continuous zoom, thereby enhancing the overall working of helicopter electro-optical pods, and early warning equipment.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3922
JournalSensors
Volume23
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023

Keywords

  • continuous zoom
  • edge-gradient normalized mutual information
  • field-of-view mismatch
  • improved hill-climbing search algorithm
  • visible and infrared fusion imaging system

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