Detection of targets in low-resolution FLIR images using two-dimensional directional wavelets
Romain Murenzi, Davida Johnson, Lance Kaplan, Kamesh R. Namuduri · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1998
This paper investigates the use of Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT) features for detection of targets in low resolution FLIR imagery. We specifically use the CWT features corresponding to the integration of target features at all relevant scales and orientations. These features are combined with non-linear transformations (thresholding, enhancement, morphological operations). We compare our previous results using the Mexican hat wavelet with those obtained using the two types of directional wavelets: the Morlet wavelet and the Cauchy wavelets. The algorithm was tested on the TRIM2 data base.