Anomalous pixel detection
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving an infrared image frame captured by a plurality of infrared sensors based on infrared radiation passed through an optical element configured to exhibit an Airy disk diffraction pattern in response to a point source, wherein a width between minima of the Airy disk is greater than a width of at least two adjacent ones of the infrared sensors;
selecting a first pixel of the infrared image frame;
selecting a second pixel of the infrared image frame adjacent to the first pixel;
processing values of the selected first pixel and the selected second pixel to determine whether a ratio of the values of the selected first and second pixels exceeds a maximum ratio associated with the configuration of the optical element and the infrared sensors; and
selectively designating the selected first pixel as an anomalous pixel based on the processing.
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Abstract
Various techniques are provided to identify anomalous pixels in images captured by imaging devices. In one example, an infrared image frame is received. The infrared image frame is captured by a plurality of infrared sensors based on infrared radiation passed through an optical element. A pixel of the infrared image frame is selected. A plurality of neighborhood pixels of the infrared image frame are selected. Values of the selected pixel and the neighborhood pixels are processed to determine whether the value of the selected pixel exhibits a disparity in relation to the neighborhood pixels that exceeds a maximum disparity associated with a configuration of the optical element and the infrared sensors. The selected pixel is selectively designated as an anomalous pixel based on the processing.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an infrared image frame captured by a plurality of infrared sensors based on infrared radiation passed through an optical element configured to exhibit an Airy disk diffraction pattern in response to a point source, wherein a width between minima of the Airy disk is greater than a width of at least two adjacent ones of the infrared sensors; selecting a first pixel of the infrared image frame; selecting a second pixel of the infrared image frame adjacent to the first pixel; processing values of the selected first pixel and the selected second pixel to determine whether a ratio of the values of the selected first and second pixels exceeds a maximum ratio associated with the configuration of the optical element and the infrared sensors; and selectively designating the selected first pixel as an anomalous pixel based on the processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a memory adapted to receive an infrared image frame captured by a plurality of infrared sensors based on infrared radiation passed through an optical element configured to exhibit an Airy disk diffraction pattern in response to a point source, wherein a width between minima of the Airy disk is greater than a width of at least two adjacent ones of the infrared sensors; and a processor adapted to execute instructions to; select a first pixel of the infrared image frame, select a second pixel of the infrared image frame adjacent to the first pixel, process values of the selected first pixel and the selected second pixel to determine whether a ratio of the values of the selected first and second pixels exceeds a maximum ratio associated with the configuration of the optical element and the infrared sensors, and selectively designate the selected first pixel as an anomalous pixel based on the process. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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