Dithered image reconstruction
First Claim
1. A method for reconstructing a dithered image, comprising:
- (a) applying a detector array to an image, the image comprising a plurality of image sections, the detector array comprising a plurality of detectors, each detector having a plurality of dither positions, each dither position associating the detector with one of the image sections;
(b) adjusting each detector to a first dither position;
(c) for each detector, obtaining a first signal corresponding to an associated image section for the first dither position;
(d) adjusting each detector to a subsequent dither position;
(e) for each detector, obtaining a subsequent signal corresponding to an associated image section for the subsequent dither position;
(f) for each image section, determining an estimated output signal by comparing the signals obtained in steps (c) and (e) corresponding to the image section and further comparing the signals obtained in steps (c) and (e) for each detector having a dither position associating the detector with the image section; and
(g) generating an output comprising the estimated output signals for the image sections.
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Abstract
A dithered image reconstruction system and method that compensates for inter-detector errors in a manner that does not adversely affect detection of small-amplitude images in the presence of a very bright large-amplitude background. An overlapping dither pattern is employed in a detector array (103), and outputs generated by individual detectors (302) are adjusted in an iterative fashion to hold all outputs for a particular detector substantially constant, while allowing each set of outputs for each image section to converge on a solution. The system and method do not substantially distort the received signal, nor do they fail when the image characteristics have little spatial variation, such as when a large target area is being detected.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for reconstructing a dithered image, comprising:
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(a) applying a detector array to an image, the image comprising a plurality of image sections, the detector array comprising a plurality of detectors, each detector having a plurality of dither positions, each dither position associating the detector with one of the image sections; (b) adjusting each detector to a first dither position; (c) for each detector, obtaining a first signal corresponding to an associated image section for the first dither position; (d) adjusting each detector to a subsequent dither position; (e) for each detector, obtaining a subsequent signal corresponding to an associated image section for the subsequent dither position; (f) for each image section, determining an estimated output signal by comparing the signals obtained in steps (c) and (e) corresponding to the image section and further comparing the signals obtained in steps (c) and (e) for each detector having a dither position associating the detector with the image section; and (g) generating an output comprising the estimated output signals for the image sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for reconstructing a dithered image comprising:
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a detector array, the detector array adapted to receive an image, the image comprising a plurality of image sections, the detector array comprising a plurality of detectors, each detector having a plurality of dither positions, each dither position associating the detector with one of the image sections, each detector for obtaining a first signal corresponding to an associated image section for a first dither position and a subsequent signal corresponding to an associated image section for a subsequent dither position; a detector array controller coupled to the detector array, for adjusting each detector to a first dither position and to at least one subsequent dither position; a signal processor coupled to the detector array, for determining for each image section an estimated output signal by comparing the obtained signals corresponding to the image section and further comparing the obtained signals for each detector with other obtained signals for the detector; and an output device coupled to the signal processor for generating an output comprising the estimated output signals of the signal processor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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