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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2011
Christopher Paul Moate, Malvern, GB;
Keith Derek Copsey, Malvern, GB;
Christopher Paul Moate, Malvern, GB;
Keith Derek Copsey, Malvern, GB;
Qinetiq Limited, Hampshire, GB;
Abstract
A method for the alignment of pairs of complex images of a region, such as may be produced by separate passes of a synthetic aperture radar, is disclosed. The method selects a subset of each image in the form of a plurality of tiles, and calculates a correlation value between corresponding pairs of tiles. Shifts in x and y for each pair where the correlation value exceeds a threshold are then used to calculate values for overall shift, stretch and shear to be applied to one of the images to align it with the other. An iterative least squares approach may be used. As both phase and amplitude information is used in the correlation the technique is suitable for aligning images having little intensity variation. The invention may be used to align images prior to coherent change detection analysis of the images.