Aircraft-based infrared image recognition device for ground moving target

US9286651B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CN

Inventors

• Tianxu Zhang · 红钢城街道, CN
• Shiying GAO · 红钢城街道, CN
• Yuehuan Wang · Hubei, CN
• Sheng Zhong · San Jose, US
• Luxin Yan · Hubei, CN
• Pengxian Yu · 红钢城街道, CN
• Bin Lu · Pittsburgh, US
• Hao Li · Poing, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 22, 2015
• Grant date: Mar 15, 2016
• Expiry date: Apr 22, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2207/10016
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An aircraft-based infrared image recognition device for a ground moving target, including an infrared non-uniformity correction module, an image rotation module, an image registration module, a multi-level filtering module, a connected domain labeling module, a target detection and feature recognition module, a process control module, and a FPGA-based interconnection module. The invention uses an ASIC/SoC chip for image processing and target recognition, the DSP processor and the FPGA processor, it is possible to enable a multi-level image processing and target recognition algorithm, to improve system parallel, and to facilitate an aircraft-based infrared image recognition method for a ground moving target. Meanwhile, embodiments of the invention effectively reduce power consumption of the device.