Koplar Interactive Systems International, LLC

The United States of America As Represented by the Department of Energy

Jonathan I Katz

Lilly Canel-Katz

James G Withers

David Imler

Christopher L Morris

Methods and systems for image registration are described. An area of an image may be selected. A length of at least one encoded wavelength for the area may be accessed. One or more candidate wavelengths may be identified in the area in at least one direction that includes at least one large peak. The length of the at least one encoded wavelength may be compared to the length of at least one of the one or more candidate wavelengths to calculate an alteration ratio. The alteration ratio may identify at least one of a scale or a rotation of the image.

Method and system for image registration

Methods and systems for spatial data encoding and decoding are described. A tile may be designated within a source frame. The tile may be divided into at least one bit area. A particular message bit value of a message may be accessed. A statistical property calculation may be performed on a pixel variable value of available pixels within the tile. A pixel variable value of pixels in the particular bit area of a target frame may be shifted to encode a particular message bit. A particular pixel variable value of a particular pixel of the plurality of pixels may be shifted by a shift value. The shift value may be in accordance with the statistical property calculation, the particular message bit value, and a particular modulation pattern value of the plurality of modulation pattern values for the particular pixel within the particular bit area.

Spatial data encoding and decoding

Arrangements of X-ray inspection systems are described for inspecting high-z materials in voluminous objects such as containers. Inspection methods may involve generating a radiographic image based on detected attenuation corresponding to a pulsed beams of radiation transmitted through a voluminous object. The pulsed beams of radiation are generated by a high-energy source and transmitted substantially downward along an incident angle, of approximately 1&#xb0; to 30&#xb0;, to a vertical axis extending through the voluminous object. The generated radiographic image may be analyzed to detect on localized high attenuation representative of high-z materials and to discriminate high-z materials from lower and intermediate-z materials on the basis of the high density and greater attenuation of high-z material for higher energy (3-10 MeV) X-rays, and the compact nature of threatening masses of fissionable materials.

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