Real-time processing of dual band HD video for maintaining operational effectiveness in degraded visual environments

Steve C. J. Parker; Duncan L. Hickman; Moira I. Smith

doi:10.1117/12.2176958

21 May 2015 Real-time processing of dual band HD video for maintaining operational effectiveness in degraded visual environments

Steve C. J. Parker, Duncan L. Hickman, Moira I. Smith

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Proceedings Volume 9471, Degraded Visual Environments: Enhanced, Synthetic, and External Vision Solutions 2015; 94710H (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2176958
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2015, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

Effective reconnaissance, surveillance and situational awareness, using dual band sensor systems, require the extraction, enhancement and fusion of salient features, with the processed video being presented to the user in an ergonomic and interpretable manner. HALO™ is designed to meet these requirements and provides an affordable, real-time, and low-latency image fusion solution on a low size, weight and power (SWAP) platform. The system has been progressively refined through field trials to increase its operating envelope and robustness. The result is a video processor that improves detection, recognition and identification (DRI) performance, whilst lowering operator fatigue and reaction times in complex and highly dynamic situations. This paper compares the performance of HALO™, both qualitatively and quantitatively, with conventional blended fusion for operation in degraded visual environments (DVEs), such as those experienced during ground and air-based operations. Although image blending provides a simple fusion solution, which explains its common adoption, the results presented demonstrate that its performance is poor compared to the HALO™ fusion scheme in DVE scenarios.

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Steve C. J. Parker, Duncan L. Hickman, and Moira I. Smith "Real-time processing of dual band HD video for maintaining operational effectiveness in degraded visual environments", Proc. SPIE 9471, Degraded Visual Environments: Enhanced, Synthetic, and External Vision Solutions 2015, 94710H (21 May 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2176958

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