Title
Presenting nighttime imagery in daytime colours
Author
Hogervorst, M.A.
Toet, A.
TNO Defensie en Veiligheid
Publication year
2008
Abstract
We present a fast and efficient method to derive and apply natural colours to nighttime imagery from multiband sensors. The colour mapping is derived from the combination of a multiband image and a corresponding daytime colour reference. The mapping optimizes the match between the multiband image and the reference, and yields a nightvision image with colours similar to the daytime image. The mapping procedure is simple and fast. Once it has been derived the colour mapping can be deployed in realtime. Different colour schemes can be used tailored to the environment and the application. The expectation is that by displaying nighttime imagery in natural colours human observers will be able to interpret the imagery better and faster, thereby improving situational awareness and reducing detection times.
Wij presenteren een nieuwe methode om multiband nachtzichtbeelden (afkomstig van helderheidsversterkers, thermische kijkers) te fuseren en van daglichtkleuren te voorzien.
Subject
False colour
Image fusion
Lookup tables
Natural colour
Realtime fusion
Color
Conformal mapping
Data fusion
Fusion reactions
Information fusion
Optical properties
Colour schemes
Detection times
Efficient methods
False colour
Human observers
Lookup tables
Multiband images
Multiband sensors
Natural colour
Natural colours
Nightvision images
Real times
Realtime fusion
Situational awarenesses
Image fusion
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/icif.2008.4632280
TNO identifier
22025
Source
Proceedings 11th International Conference on Information Fusion, Fusion 2008, June 30 - july 03, 2008, Colgne, Germany
Document type
conference paper