Goodrich Corporation

Haijun Hu

Andrew Eckhardt

An image processing system is provided. The image processing system includes a memory configured to store instructions and a processor disposed in communication with the memory. The processor, upon execution of the instructions is configured to receive an input image output by an imaging sensor, wherein the image sensor is sensitive to thermal emissions. The processor, upon execution of the instructions, is further configured to determine a continuous and monotonic color map for each of at least two color channels of a color scheme system, apply at least one filter to the input image by sliding a moving window through the entire input image and applying the filter to content of the input image at each location of the moving window to generate an outline of a warm target based on the content of the input image, and output a result of the applied at least one filter mapped in accordance with the color maps to a displayable image product.

Thermal image warm-target detection and outline formation

A method of multi-sensor alignment includes mechanically moving at least one sensor in a plurality of sensors to boresight and focus the plurality of sensors with one another so a respective optical center of each of the plurality of sensors is aligned and focused. The method includes collecting calibration images of a target wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors collects at least one image of the target, and analytically comparing the images with one another to produce a look up table (LUT) of optical distortion and spatial registration for registration of image data from the plurality of sensors. The method includes saving the LUT in sensor memory for use in registering live images from the plurality of sensors.

Multi-sensor alignment and real time distortion correction and image registration

A system and method of processing an image is provided in which an input image output by an imaging sensor is received. For each location of a plurality of locations of a reference point of a moving window in the input image, a first image quality metric is determined as a function of quality of first image content included in a region covered by the moving window, wherein the window is sized to include at least a significant portion of a target of interest. An enhancement process is applied to the input image and generates a resulting enhanced image that is spatially registered with the input image. For each location of the plurality of locations of the reference point of the moving window in the enhanced image, a second image quality metric is determined as a function of quality of second image content included in the region covered by the moving window. For each location of the plurality of locations, first fused content is determined by a first fusing of the first image content with the second image content, the first fusing being a function of the first image content, the first image quality metric, the second image content, and the second image quality metric associated with the location. A fused image is generated that includes the first fused content determined for each of the locations of the plurality of locations.

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