System and method for detecting, tracking and identifying a gas plume
First Claim
1. A method for detecting and identifying a gas plume, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, a request regarding a region of interest including a gas plume;
detecting, by a detector in communication with the processor, spectral radiance from the region of interest to detect first and second detected spectral radiance data;
creating, by the processor, at least a first image and a second image from the first and second detected spectral radiance data;
co-registering, by the processor, the first and second images to produce a first co-registered image and a second co-registered image, comprising;
a) selecting a spectral wavelength;
b) performing a pixel level comparison of the first and second images for the selected spectral wavelength to determine if an equivalent spectral wavelength value exists between the first and second images;
c) if an equivalent value exists between the first and second images, using the location of the pixel having the equivalent value to align the first and second images; and
d) if an equivalent value does not exists between the first and second images, selecting another spectral wavelength and returning to step b);
subtracting, by the processor, the first co-registered image from the second co-registered image to produce a difference image;
generating, by the processor, a cluster region around a difference region in the difference image;
analyzing, by the processor, the spectral radiance from the cluster region to produce a spectral characteristic curve; and
correlating, by the processor, the spectral characteristic curve against a library to identify the gas plume.
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Abstract
A system and method for detecting, tracking and identifying a gas plume. The system comprises a processor and a detector in communication with the processor. The detector is effective to detect spectral radiance from a region of interest to detect first and second detected spectral radiance data with a known time difference. A database is in communication with the processor, the database includes a library. The processor is effective to create at least a first image and a second image from the first and second detected spectral radiance data and co-register the first and second images to produce a first co-registered image and a second co-registered image. The processor is further effective to subtract the first co-registered image from the second co-registered image to produce a difference image and generate a cluster region around a difference region in the difference image. The processor is further effective to analyze the spectral radiance from the cluster region to produce a spectral characteristic curve; and correlate the spectral characteristic curve against the library to identify the gas plume.
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1. A method for detecting and identifying a gas plume, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, a request regarding a region of interest including a gas plume; detecting, by a detector in communication with the processor, spectral radiance from the region of interest to detect first and second detected spectral radiance data; creating, by the processor, at least a first image and a second image from the first and second detected spectral radiance data; co-registering, by the processor, the first and second images to produce a first co-registered image and a second co-registered image, comprising; a) selecting a spectral wavelength; b) performing a pixel level comparison of the first and second images for the selected spectral wavelength to determine if an equivalent spectral wavelength value exists between the first and second images; c) if an equivalent value exists between the first and second images, using the location of the pixel having the equivalent value to align the first and second images; and d) if an equivalent value does not exists between the first and second images, selecting another spectral wavelength and returning to step b); subtracting, by the processor, the first co-registered image from the second co-registered image to produce a difference image; generating, by the processor, a cluster region around a difference region in the difference image; analyzing, by the processor, the spectral radiance from the cluster region to produce a spectral characteristic curve; and correlating, by the processor, the spectral characteristic curve against a library to identify the gas plume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 19)
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9. A system for detecting and identifying a gas plume, the system comprising:
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a processor; a detector in communication with the processor, the detector effective to scan a region of interest to detect first and second detected spectral radiance data; a database in communication with the processor, the database including a library; wherein the processor is effective to create at least a first image and a second image from the first and second detected spectral radiance data; co-register the first and second images to produce a first co-registered image and a second co-registered image, comprising; a) selecting a spectral wavelength; b) performing a pixel level comparison of the first and second images for the selected spectral wavelength to determine if an equivalent spectral wavelength value exists between the first and second images; c) if an equivalent value exists between the first and second images, using the location of the pixel having the equivalent value to align the first and second images; and d) if an equivalent value does not exists between the first and second images, selecting another spectral wavelength and returning to step b); subtract the first co-registered image from the second co-registered image to produce a difference image; generate a cluster region around a difference region in the difference image; analyze the spectral radiance from the cluster region to produce a spectral characteristic curve; and correlate the spectral characteristic curve against the library to identify the gas plume. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20)
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18. A method for detecting and identifying a gas plume, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, a request regarding a region of interest including a gas plume; detecting, by a detector in communication with the processor, spectral radiance from the region of interest in the LWIR range to detect first and second detected spectral radiance data; creating, by the processor, at least a first image and a second image from the first and second detected spectral radiance data, first image and the second image each have two dimensions relating to space and a third dimension relating to wavelength of the spectral radiance; removing, by the processor, elevation effects in the first and second images; co-registering, by the processor, the first and second images to produce a first co-registered image and a second co-registered image, the co-registering includes, for at least one wavelength, lining up temporally adjacent images with the same origin, comprising; a) selecting a spectral wavelength; b) performing a pixel level comparison of the first and second images for the selected spectral wavelength to determine if an equivalent spectral wavelength value exists between the first and second images; c) if an equivalent value exists between the first and second images, using the location of the pixel having the equivalent value to line up the first and second images; and d) if an equivalent value does not exists between the first and second images, selecting another spectral wavelength and returning to step b); subtracting, by the processor, the first co-registered image from the second co-registered image to produce a difference image; generating, by the processor, a cluster region around a difference region in the difference image; analyzing, by the processor, the spectral radiance from the cluster region at a particular time to produce a spectral characteristic curve; and correlating, by the processor, the spectral characteristic curve against a gas plume library to identify the gas plume.
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