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Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 16, 2014
Applicant:

Mbda Uk Limited, Stevenage Hertfordshire, GB;

Inventors:

Christopher Greenway, Filton, GB;

Richard Charles Simmons, Stevenage, GB;

Assignee:

MBDA UK LIMITED, Hertfordshire, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2006.01); G01J 3/02 (2006.01); G01J 3/28 (2006.01); G01J 3/447 (2006.01); G01J 3/50 (2006.01); G01J 4/04 (2006.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G02B 5/30 (2006.01); G02B 27/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2013.01); G01J 3/027 (2013.01); G01J 3/0208 (2013.01); G01J 3/0224 (2013.01); G01J 3/0235 (2013.01); G01J 3/0264 (2013.01); G01J 3/2823 (2013.01); G01J 3/447 (2013.01); G01J 3/50 (2013.01); G01J 4/04 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G01J 2003/2826 (2013.01); G02B 5/3058 (2013.01); G02B 27/288 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10036 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10048 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20224 (2013.01); G06T 2210/61 (2013.01);
Abstract

An imaging apparatus and method are provided for improving discrimination between parts of a scene enabling enhancement of an object in the scene. A camera unit is arranged to capture first and second images from the scene in first and second distinct and spectrally spaced apart wavebands. An image processing unit processes the images so captured and processes polarimetric information in the images to enable better discrimination between parts of the scene. An image of the scene, including a graphical display of the polarimetric information, may be displayed on a visual display unit thus enhancing an object in the scene for viewing by a user. Correlation parameters indicating, possibly on a pixel-by-pixel basis, the correlation between the actual image intensity at each angle of polarization and a modelled expected image intensity may be used to enhance the visibility of an object.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Greenway, Christopher. (2018). Imaging apparatus and method (U.S. Patent No. 9912882). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9912882

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