Task-Based Imaging Systems
First Claim
1. A method for generating an output image of a scene captured by a detector of a task-based imaging system, the detector including a plurality of pixels and the scene including at least one object located at a given object distance within a range of object distances, which object distance is defined as a distance between the object and the task-based imaging system, the method comprising:
- capturing a high resolution image of the scene over a range of spatial frequencies;
converting the high resolution image into an image spectrum of the scene;
determining a defocused optical transfer function (OTF) of the task-based imaging system over the range of object distances;
determining a pixel modulation transfer function (MTF) over the plurality of pixels of the detector;
multiplying the image spectrum with the OTF and the MTF to generate a modified image spectrum of the scene;
converting the modified image spectrum into a modified image of the scene;
generating the output image from the modified image.
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Abstract
A method for generating an output image of a scene is disclosed. A detector of a task-based imaging system includes a plurality of pixels, and the scene includes at least one object located at a given object distance within a range of object distances between the object and the imaging system. The method includes capturing a high resolution image of the scene, converting the high resolution image into an image spectrum of the scene, determining a defocused optical transfer function (OTF) of the imaging system over the range of object distances and determining a pixel modulation transfer function (MTF) over the plurality of pixels. The method also includes multiplying the image spectrum with the OTF and the MTF to generate a modified image spectrum of the scene, converting the modified image spectrum into a modified image of the scene, and generating the output image from the modified image.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for generating an output image of a scene captured by a detector of a task-based imaging system, the detector including a plurality of pixels and the scene including at least one object located at a given object distance within a range of object distances, which object distance is defined as a distance between the object and the task-based imaging system, the method comprising:
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capturing a high resolution image of the scene over a range of spatial frequencies; converting the high resolution image into an image spectrum of the scene; determining a defocused optical transfer function (OTF) of the task-based imaging system over the range of object distances; determining a pixel modulation transfer function (MTF) over the plurality of pixels of the detector; multiplying the image spectrum with the OTF and the MTF to generate a modified image spectrum of the scene; converting the modified image spectrum into a modified image of the scene; generating the output image from the modified image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for optimizing a task-based imaging system for obtaining data of a scene for use in a task over a range of object distances, the scene including at least one object located at a given object distance within the range of object distances, which object distance is defined as a distance between the object and the task-based imaging system, the method comprising:
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1) determining a target signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the task-based imaging system; 2) specifying an initial set of pupil function parameters and a merit function; 3) generating a new set of pupil function parameters based on the merit function; 4) calculating SNR over the range of object distances; 5) comparing the SNR to a target SNR; and 6) repeating steps
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5) until the SNR is at least equal in value to the target SNR. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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