Litton Systems, Inc.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

L-3 Communications Corporation

Northrop Grumman Guidance and Electronics Company, Inc.

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Timothy Everett Ostromek

Antonio V Bacarella

Joseph P Estrera

Timothy B Hogan

Jeffrey C Short

Rodney Lynn Doster

David W Davis

Michael Jude Iosue

Jerry Porter

Robert F Lund

Kenneth W Sauter

Clifford James Connors

Bruce V Hoodswain

Gabriel H Denk

Lee S May, Jr

Allan B Lewis

Processing image information includes receiving light having image information. A first optical transform is performed on the light to yield a first optically transformed light, and a second optical transform is performed on the light to yield a second optically transformed light. A first metric is generated in accordance with the first optically transformed light, and a second metric is generated in accordance with the second optically transformed light. The first metric and the second metric are processed to yield a processed metric. An inverse optical transform is performed on the processed metric to process the image information of the light.

Image processing using optically transformed light

A user portable viewing device includes a plurality of non-coaxially aligned sensors for sensing a scene. A processing element combines electronic images into a single electronic image. A display displaying the combined electronic image is adaptable for mounting in an optical axis including an eye of the user and an input end of the first sensor for direct view. In a second embodiment, a system for fusing images comprises sensors for generating sets of image data. An information processor receives and samples the sets of image data to generate sample data for computing a fused image array. A display receives the fused image array and displays a fused colorized image generated from the fused image array.

Digitally enhanced night vision device

A method for processing light energy is provided that includes receiving a plurality of photons reflected by an object and generating sensor data that is based a portion of the plurality of photons received. The sensor data is processed in order to generate processed sensor data. A segment of the processed sensor data that directly corresponds to the portion of the plurality of photons is displayed such that the segment may be viewed.

System and method for processing and displaying light energy

Generating an image includes receiving a light at sensors, where the light is associated with images. A previous matrix is determined, where the previous matrix includes image information associated with an image. For each sensor, a current image data corresponding to a current image is generated and a current matrix is determined using the previous matrix and the current image data. The current matrix includes image information associated with the current image. A fusion matrix is computed according to the current matrix of each sensor, where the fusion matrix initiates generation of a fused image.

Method and system for generating an image

A method and system for fusing image data includes an electronic circuit (L) for synchronizing image frames. An adaptive lookup table unit () receives the image frame data sets and applies correction factors to individual pixels. The size of an image is then scaled or otherwise manipulated as desired by data formatting processors (and). Multiple images communicated within parallel circuit branches (Pand P) are aligned and registered together with sub-pixel resolution.

System for multi-sensor image fusion

A system and method for combining image data are disclosed. Sensor data sets () are received from sensors (). An image metric () with slots () is generated by repeating the following for each sensor data set () until a final slot () of the image metric () is reached: generating display data from a subset of a sensor data set () for a slot () of the image metric, and generating display data from a subset of a next sensor data set () for a next slot () of the image metric (). An image generated from the image metric () is displayed.

Method and system for combining image data

A system, a method, and software for image fusion are disclosed. Image sensors sense light and generate image sensor data in response to the light. Spectral detectors detect energy of the light proximate each image sensor, and a voltage value corresponding to the detected energy is determined. A weight factor for each image sensor is calculated according to the voltage value. The image sensor data from each image sensor is weighted according to the weight factor for the image sensor, and the weighted image sensor data are fused.

Method and system for real-time image fusion

An image intensification camera system (C) for gathering image data includes an image intensifier () for amplifying received light (). A relay optic assembly () is coupled between the image intensifier () and a digital image sensor (), such as a CMOS or CCD device. Digital logic () is used to process or output an image or related data ().

Digitally enhanced image intensification camera

A technique for generating an image having multiple hues includes filtering first photons at a first wavelength range using a first input filter section of an input filter, and filtering second photons at a second wavelength range using a second input filter section of the input filter. The first photons are directed towards a tube pixel set of a sensor, and the second photons are directed towards the tube pixel set. The first photons and the second photons are detected at the sensor. The first photons are received using a first output filter section of an output filter, and the second photons are received using a second output filter section of the output filter. An image is generated from the first photons and the second photons.

Method and system for generating an image having multiple hues

A sensor unit (F) has at least a first and second sensor () arranged along a sensor axis (). A head adapter () provides support to mount at least one selected device about a user's cranium (). A securing module () is attached to the sensor unit for mounting the sensor unit (F) to the head adapter (). The sensor unit (F) is to be mounted above an ocular axis () formed between a pair of eyes () of the user (U) when the sensor unit (F) is attached to the head adapter element (). When the sensor unit (F) is secured to the user (U) with the head adapter element (), the sensor axis () is essentially perpendicular to the user's ocular axis ().

Centerline mounted sensor fusion device

An InGaAs Image Intensifier ('I2') Camera (C) detects and forms an image () to be viewed. An InGaAs photocathode Image Intensifier () is used to pass an amplified signal () from a screen (). The InGaAs image intensification tube () is optically coupled () to an imaging device () for passing output light. The output light () from the InGaAs tube () is transformed by an electronic circuit () producing a desired signal output (). The signal output () from the electronic circuit () may be further enhanced into an enhanced signal output (). The enhanced signal output may be formatted into a form for viewing or may be saved.

InGaAs image intensifier camera

A system () for combining multi-spectral images of a scene () is disclosed. The system () is compatible with a viewing system () for viewing the scene () in a first spectral range. The viewing system () has an objective lens (), an image intensifier () and viewing optics (). There is a detector () for viewing the scene () in a second spectral band. The detector () has an image output () representative of the viewed scene. A display () for receiving and displaying the image output is provided. There is a collimator () for receiving and projecting the displayed image. A beam mixer () is provided for receiving both the viewed scene in the first spectral band and the displayed image and conveying the combined images to the viewing system () to construct the combined multi-spectral images of the scene. The system may also be used stand-alone without the viewing system ().

Method and system for combining multi-spectral images of a scene

An event synchronizing apparatus E for an image intensification camera system C for gathering image data includes an image intensifierfor amplifying received light. A relay optic assemblyis coupled between the image intensifierand a digital image sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD device. Digital logicis used to process or output an image or related data. An event detectordigitizes an input signalfrom an illumination sourceand generates an electrical output synchronization signalin response to the input optical signal. The image intensifier camera C derives imaging and control information for the synchronization signal.

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Timothy Everett Ostromek