Low-light-level imaging and image processing
    1.
    发明授权
    Low-light-level imaging and image processing 失效
    低光级成像和图像处理

    公开(公告)号:US5880777A

    公开(公告)日:1999-03-09

    申请号:US632746

    申请日:1996-04-15

    CPC分类号: H04N5/335 H04N5/20 H04N5/3696

    摘要: An imaging system is provided for imaging a scene to produce a sequence of image frames of the scene at a frame rate, R, of at least about 25 image frames per second. The system includes an optical input port, a charge-coupled imaging device, an analog signal processor, and an analog-to-digital processor (A/D). The A/D digitizes the amplified pixel signal to produce a digital image signal formatted as a sequence of image frames each of a plurality of digital pixel values and having a dynamic range of digital pixel values represented by a number of digital bits, B, where B is greater than 8. A digital image processor is provided for processing digital pixel values in the sequence of image frames to produce an output image frame sequence at the frame rate, R, representative of the imaged scene, with a latency of no more than about 1/R and a dynamic range of image frame pixel values represented by a number of digital bits, D, where D is less than B. The output image frame sequence is characterized by noise-limited resolution of at least a minimum number, N.sub.M, of line pairs per millimeter, referred to the charge-coupled imaging device pixel array, in an imaged scene as a function of illuminance of the input light impinging the charge-coupled imaging device pixels.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种成像系统,用于对场景进行成像,以每秒至少约25幅图像帧的帧速率R产生场景的图像序列序列。 该系统包括光输入端口,电荷耦合成像装置,模拟信号处理器和模数转换器(A / D)。 A / D数字化放大的像素信号以产生格式化为多个数字像素值中的每一个的一系列图像帧并且具有由多个数字位B表示的数字像素值的动态范围的数字图像信号,其中 B大于8.提供数字图像处理器用于处理图像帧序列中的数字像素值以产生代表成像场景的帧速率R的输出图像帧序列,等待时间不超过 约1 / R和由数字比特数D表示的图像帧像素值的动态范围,其中D小于B.输出图像帧序列的特征在于噪声限制分辨率至少最小数目NM 被称为电荷耦合成像装置像素阵列的线对每毫米在成像场景中作为照射电荷耦合成像装置像素的输入光的照度的函数。

    Real time adaptive digital image processing for dynamic range remapping
of imagery including low-light-level visible imagery
    2.
    发明授权
    Real time adaptive digital image processing for dynamic range remapping of imagery including low-light-level visible imagery 失效
    用于动态范围重新映射的实时自适应数字图像处理,包括低光级可见图像

    公开(公告)号:US5909244A

    公开(公告)日:1999-06-01

    申请号:US706580

    申请日:1996-09-05

    CPC分类号: H04N5/20 H04N5/335

    摘要: An imaging system is provided for imaging a scene to produce a sequence of image frames of the scene at a frame rate, R, of at least about 25 image frames per second. The system includes an optical input port, a charge-coupled imaging device, an analog signal processor, and an analog-to-digital processor (A/D). The A/D digitizes the amplified pixel signal to produce a digital image signal formatted as a sequence of image frames each of a plurality of digital pixel values and having a dynamic range of digital pixel values represented by a number of digital bits, B, where B is greater than 8. A digital image processor is provided for processing digital pixel values in the sequence of image frames to produce an output image frame sequence at the frame rate, R, representative of the imaged scene, with a latency of no more than about 1/R and a dynamic range of image frame pixel values represented by a number of digital bits, D, where D is less than B. The output image frame sequence is characterized by noise-limited resolution of at least a minimum number, N.sub.M, of line pairs per millimeter, referred to the charge-coupled imaging device pixel array, in an imaged scene as a function of illuminance of the input light impinging the charge-coupled imaging device pixels.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种成像系统,用于对场景进行成像,以每秒至少约25幅图像帧的帧速率R产生场景的图像序列序列。 该系统包括光输入端口,电荷耦合成像装置,模拟信号处理器和模数转换器(A / D)。 A / D数字化放大的像素信号以产生格式化为多个数字像素值中的每一个的一系列图像帧并且具有由多个数字位B表示的数字像素值的动态范围的数字图像信号,其中 B大于8.提供数字图像处理器用于处理图像帧序列中的数字像素值以产生代表成像场景的帧速率R的输出图像帧序列,等待时间不超过 约1 / R和由数字比特数D表示的图像帧像素值的动态范围,其中D小于B.输出图像帧序列的特征在于噪声限制分辨率至少最小数目NM 被称为电荷耦合成像装置像素阵列的线对每毫米在成像场景中作为照射电荷耦合成像装置像素的输入光的照度的函数。

    Method and apparatus for generating a synthetic image by the fusion of
signals representative of different views of the same scene
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for generating a synthetic image by the fusion of signals representative of different views of the same scene 失效
    用于通过表示相同场景的不同视图的信号的融合来产生合成图像的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5555324A

    公开(公告)日:1996-09-10

    申请号:US332696

    申请日:1994-11-01

    摘要: A method and system for processing two input digital image signals, each being representative of a different two dimensional view of the same scene, to produce three processed image signals. A center-surround shunt processor transforms each input image signal to produce a respective processed image signal. Another center-surround shunt processor produces the third processed image signal from the first two processed image signals. In the latter processor, one of the first two processed image signals is selected as a center image and the other is selected as a surround image. The processor performs a computation associated with each pixel in the center image with data selected from the center image to form a central element for the computation and data selected from the surround image to form a surround element for the computation. The result of each computation is a pixel of the third processed image signal. The three processed image signals may be applied to the respective RGB inputs of an RGB display device.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于处理两个输入数字图像信号的方法和系统,每个输入数字图像信号代表相同场景的不同二维视图,以产生三个经处理的图像信号。 中心环绕分路器转换每个输入图像信号以产生相应的处理后的图像信号。 另一个中心环绕分流处理器从前两个处理的图像信号产生第三处理图像信号。 在后一处理器中,前两个处理后的图像信号中的一个被选择为中心图像,另一个被选择为环绕图像。 处理器使用从中心图像中选择的数据来执行与中心图像中的每个像素相关联的计算,以形成用于计算的中心元件和从环绕图像中选择的数据,以形成用于计算的环绕元件。 每次计算的结果是第三处理图像信号的像素。 三个处理的图像信号可以被施加到RGB显示装置的各个RGB输入。