Lockheed Martin Corporation

Westinghouse Electric Corporation

David J Huber

Gene D Tener

Hai-Wen Chen

Timothy Alderson

Barry G Mattox

Jennifer K Park

James P Kane, Iii

William R Herzog

John Cowan

Mark J Khinkis

Ronald L Bannister

Josif K Rabovitser

Methods and systems for image processing are provided. A method for processing images of a scene includes receiving image data of a reference and a current frame; generating N motion vectors that describe motion of the image data within the scene by computing a correlation function on the reference and current frames at each of N registration points; registering the current frame based on the N motion vectors to produce a registered current frame; and updating the image data of the scene based on the registered current frame. Optionally, registered frames may be oversampled. Techniques for generating the N motion vectors according to roll, zoom, shift and optical flow calculations, updating image data of the scene according to switched and intermediate integration approaches, re-introducing smoothed motion into image data of the scene, re-initializing the process, and processing images of a scene and moving target within the scene are provided.

Continuous extended range image processing

Combined cycle power plants are disclosed that utilize a stream of compressed flue gas and fuel that has been passed through a reformer (a thermochemical recuperator) to increase its thermal and chemical value and, along with the output of an air compressor, is fed into the gas turbine combustor. In preferred embodiments the thermochemical recuperation and flue gas recirculation are incorporated into combined cycle power plants that utilize either two gas turbines or reheat gas turbines.

Combined cycle power plant with thermochemical recuperation and flue gas

Growing community of inventors

Orlando, FL, United States of America

David J Huber