Three-frame difference moving target acquisition system and method for target track identification
First Claim
1. A three-frame difference moving target-tracking system for target track identification for use on a moving platform, the system configured to:
- perform a three-frame difference calculation on a first offset image, a second offset image and a reference image to generate a three-frame difference output image; and
perform clutter suppression on the three-frame difference image by dividing the three-frame difference output image by a background image gradient to generate a clutter-suppressed output image,wherein the reference frame is updated for each subsequent performance of the three-frame difference calculation.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a target-tracking system and method of determining an initial target track in a high-clutter environment are generally described herein. The target-tracking system may register image information of first and second warped images with image information of a reference image. Pixels of the warped images may be offset based on the outputs of the registration to align each warped images with the reference image. A three-frame difference calculation may be performed on the offset images and the reference image to generate a three-frame difference output image. Clutter suppression may be performed on the three-frame difference image to generate a clutter-suppressed output image for use in target-track identification. The clutter suppression may include performing a gradient operation on a background image to remove any gradient objects.
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20 Claims
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1. A three-frame difference moving target-tracking system for target track identification for use on a moving platform, the system configured to:
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perform a three-frame difference calculation on a first offset image, a second offset image and a reference image to generate a three-frame difference output image; and perform clutter suppression on the three-frame difference image by dividing the three-frame difference output image by a background image gradient to generate a clutter-suppressed output image, wherein the reference frame is updated for each subsequent performance of the three-frame difference calculation.
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2. A three-frame difference moving target-tracking system for target track identification, the system configured to:
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perform a three-frame difference calculation on a first offset image, a second offset image and a reference image to generate a three-frame difference output image; perform clutter suppression on the three-frame difference image to generate a clutter-suppressed output image; perform a first registration to align image information of a first warped image with image information of the reference image; perform a second registration to align image information of a second warped image with the image information of the reference image; offset pixels of the first warped image based on the output of the first registration to align with corresponding pixels of the reference image to generate the first offset image; and offset pixels of the second warped image based on the output of the second registration to align with corresponding pixels of the reference image to generate the second offset image. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of target acquisition for use on a moving platform comprising:
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registering image information of first and second warped images with image information of a reference image; offsetting pixels of the warped images based on the outputs of the registering to align the warped images with the reference image; performing a three-frame difference calculation on the offset images and the reference image to generate a three-frame difference output image; and performing clutter suppression on the three-frame difference image by dividing the three-frame difference output image by a background image gradient to generate a clutter-suppressed output image for use in identifying a moving target, wherein the reference frame is updated for each subsequent performance of the registering image information, the offsetting pixels and the performing the three-frame difference calculation.
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13. A method of target acquisition comprising:
- registering image information of first and second warped images with image information of a reference image;
offsetting pixels of the warped images based on the outputs of the registering to align the warped images with the reference image; performing a three-frame difference calculation on the offset images and the reference image to generate a three-frame difference output image; performing clutter suppression on the three-frame difference image to generate a clutter-suppressed output image for use in identifying a moving target; delaying a first frame of a selected group of frames by twice a predetermined time to generate a twice-delayed frame; delaying a second frame of the selected group of frames by the predetermined time to generate the reference frame; warping, based on navigation data, a third frame of the selected group of frames to generate the first warped image; and warping, based on navigation data, the twice-delayed frame to generate the second warped image. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
- registering image information of first and second warped images with image information of a reference image;
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17. A moving platform for surveillance comprising:
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an imager for generating a frames of video; and a target-tracking system for acquiring and tracking a moving target based on the frames of video, wherein the target-tracking system is configured to; perform a first registration to align image information of a first warped image with image information of a reference image; perform a second registration to align image information of a second warped image with the image information of the reference image; offset pixels of the first warped image based on the output of the first registration to align with corresponding pixels of the reference image to generate a first offset image; offset pixels of the second warped image based on the output of the second registration to align with corresponding pixels of the reference image to generate a second offset image; perform a three-frame difference calculation on the first offset image, the second offset image and the reference image to generate a three-frame difference output image; and perform clutter suppression on the three-frame difference image to generate a clutter-suppressed output image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification