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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2010
Arthur M. Newman, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Brandon Crow, Playa del Rey, CA (US);
Arthur M. Newman, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Brandon Crow, Playa del Rey, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods for detecting objects in an image. The method includes a) receiving magnitude and orientation values for each pixel in an image and b) assigning each pixel to one of a predetermined number of orientation bins based on the orientation value of each pixel. The method also includes c) determining, for a first pixel, a maximum of all the pixel magnitude values for each orientation bin in a predetermined region surrounding the first pixel. The method also includes d) summing the maximum pixel magnitude values for each of the orientation bins in the predetermined region surrounding the first pixel, e) assigning the sum to the first pixel and f) repeating steps c), d) and e) for all the pixels in the image.