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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2011
Theodore Anthony Tantalo, Rochester, NY (US);
Kenneth Michael Brodeur, Webster, NY (US);
Eric August Woodward, Rochester, NY (US);
Timothy Paul Hahm, Hilton, NY (US);
Angela Marie D'orazio, Rochester, NY (US);
Theodore Anthony Tantalo, Rochester, NY (US);
Kenneth Michael Brodeur, Webster, NY (US);
Eric August Woodward, Rochester, NY (US);
Timothy Paul Hahm, Hilton, NY (US);
Angela Marie D'Orazio, Rochester, NY (US);
Exelis, Inc., McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
A method combines two digital images, one in the visible range and the other in the infrared range. The combined image provides an intensity band of pixels and shows detected warm objects that are superimposed on the intensity band of pixels. A user of the present invention may (1) view increased detail in the fused image of a scene and (2) have high confidence that an object in the scene is warm or hot. Hot objects collected by the infrared channel, but not visible in the visible channel may also be seen by the viewer in the fused image.