Image enhancement and moving target detection in IR image sequences

Results are presented of noise reduction by motion compensated temporal filtering in a noisy IR image sequence and of moving target detection in an air-to-ground IR image sequence. In the case of motion compensated temporal filtering our approach consists of estimating the optical flow between successive frames and subsequently averaging a small...

Ship Infrared Detection/Vulnerability

The IR contrast of ships at sea is of importance for those who want to detect or identify the ship and for those who worry about this. This IR contrast is determined by a large number of parameters. Of course temperatures of the ship's structure and those of the ambient sea and air are important, but also important are the reflection properties...

Review of Infrared Technology in the Netherlands

The use of infrared sensors in the Netherlands is substantial. Users can be found in a variety of disciplines, military as well as civil. This need for IR sensors implied a long history on IR technology and development. The result was a large technological-capability allowing the realization of IR hardware: specialized measuring equipment,...