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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2007
Josef Allen, Melbourne, FL (US);
Emile Ganthier, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Mark Rahmes, Melbourne, FL (US);
Matthew Winter, West Melbourne, FL (US);
Josef Allen, Melbourne, FL (US);
Emile Ganthier, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Mark Rahmes, Melbourne, FL (US);
Matthew Winter, West Melbourne, FL (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A computer system for compressing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images includes a database for storing SAR images to be compressed, and a processor for compressing a SAR image from the database. The compressing includes applying an anisotropic diffusion algorithm to the SAR image, and compressing the SAR image after applying the anisotropic diffusion algorithm thereto. Applying the anisotropic diffusion algorithm includes determining noise in the SAR, selecting a noise threshold for the SAR image based on the determined noise, and mathematically adjusting the anisotropic diffusion algorithm based on the selected noise threshold.