Imaging using feature specific active illumination

Pawan K. Baheti, Mark A. Neifeld

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Abstract

Visible imaging systems are important for many applications in both the defense and commercial sectors. Mission-critical tasks such as surveillance, target detection, object identification, and tracking are enabled by high-fidelity visible imaging. In this paper we propose an imaging system that uses active illumination to (a) reduce imager complexity and (b) provide improved image quality in high noise environments as compared with traditional imaging methods.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2006 International Waveform Diversity and Design Conference, WDD 2006 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538648483
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 21 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Waveform Diversity and Design Conference, WDD 2006 - Lihue, United States
Duration: Jan 22 2006Jan 27 2006

Publication series

Name2006 International Waveform Diversity and Design Conference, WDD 2006 - Proceedings
Volume2018-January

Other

Other2nd International Waveform Diversity and Design Conference, WDD 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLihue
Period1/22/061/27/06

Keywords

  • Active illumination
  • Additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN)
  • Incoherent optical imaging
  • Minimum mean square error (MMSE)
  • Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Signal Processing
  • Instrumentation

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