Method of tracking objects using hyperspectral imagery
First Claim
1. A method of tracking motion of at least one object of a group of moving objects using hyperspectral imaging, comprising:
- obtaining a series of hyperspectral image frames;
comparing frames in the series to a template to determine changes in the image between frames;
identifying a group of pixels in the frames associated with the changes;
identifying the changes as motion of the moving objects;
correlating the pixel groups frame-to-frame to spatially determine at least one parameter of the motion of the objects; and
correlating the pixel groups with a spectral reflectance profile associated with the at least one object, and distinguishably tracking, based on the spectral reflectance profile, the at least one object from the other moving objects.
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Abstract
A method of tracking motion of at least one object of a group of moving objects using hyperspectral imaging includes, among other things, obtaining a series of hyperspectral image frames; comparing each frame in the series to a template to determine changes in the image between frames; identifying a group of pixels in each frame associated with the changes; identifying changes as motion of the moving objects; correlating the pixel groups frame to frame to spatially determine at least one parameter of the motion of the objects; and correlating the pixel groups with a spectral reflectance profile associated with the at least one object wherein the track of the at least one object is distinguishable from the tracks of other moving objects.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of tracking motion of at least one object of a group of moving objects using hyperspectral imaging, comprising:
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obtaining a series of hyperspectral image frames; comparing frames in the series to a template to determine changes in the image between frames; identifying a group of pixels in the frames associated with the changes; identifying the changes as motion of the moving objects; correlating the pixel groups frame-to-frame to spatially determine at least one parameter of the motion of the objects; and correlating the pixel groups with a spectral reflectance profile associated with the at least one object, and distinguishably tracking, based on the spectral reflectance profile, the at least one object from the other moving objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of tracking motion of an object using hyperspectral imaging, comprising:
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acquiring a set of hyperspectral image frames; determining characteristics of the object by comparing a first frame in the set of hyperspectral image frames with a second frame in the set of hyperspectral image frames; determining changes in the imagery based on comparing the set of frames and characteristics to a set of templates; identifying a set of pixels in the set frames associated with the changes; determining at least one spatial parameter of the motion of the object based on correlating the set of pixels across the set of frames; correlating the set of pixels with a spectral reflectance profile; and tracking the object based at least in part on the spectral reflectance profile. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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