METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING
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1. An imaging system for imaging a target in an environment, comprising:
- a sensor adapted to generate multiple frames of image data, wherein each frame of image data represents an image of the target and the environment; and
a computer responsive to the image data, wherein the computer is adapted to;
scale at least a portion of the image data to a higher resolution;
register the image represented by the image data in a first frame with at least a second image represented by the image data in a second frame; and
generate an output image of the target according to the registered images.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for imaging according to various aspects of the present invention may generate an enhanced image of a target in an environment using image data from a sensor. The methods and apparatus may scale the image data to a higher resolution and register the image represented by the image data with other images of the same target. The enhanced image of the target is generated according to the registered images.
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1. An imaging system for imaging a target in an environment, comprising:
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a sensor adapted to generate multiple frames of image data, wherein each frame of image data represents an image of the target and the environment; and a computer responsive to the image data, wherein the computer is adapted to; scale at least a portion of the image data to a higher resolution; register the image represented by the image data in a first frame with at least a second image represented by the image data in a second frame; and generate an output image of the target according to the registered images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A missile guidance system assembly for generating an enhanced image of a target in an environment, comprising:
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a sensor adapted to generate multiple consecutive frames of image data, wherein each frame of image data corresponds to an image of the target and the environment; and a computer responsive to the image data, wherein the computer is adapted to; select an object window within each frame of the generated image data including image data corresponding to the target; scale the image data within the object window to a higher resolution; rotate the image represented by the image data in each object window to present the image of the target at a selected angle; register the image represented by the image data in the object window in a first frame with at least a second image represented by the image data in the object window in a second frame; and generate an output image of the target according to the registered images. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for generating an enhanced image of a target in an environment using image data representing an image of the target from a sensor, comprising:
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scaling the image data to a higher resolution; registering the image represented by the image data in a first frame with at least a second image represented by the image data in a second frame; and generating the enhanced image of the target according to the registered images. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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