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Paper Abstract
This paper discusses the range-performance benefit of high-frequency boost and local-area contrast enhancement
(LACE). Boost corrects for diffraction blur and other imager blurs that degrade the high-frequency content of imagery.
LACE reduces the dynamic range of scene content and results in better use of display gray scale. In some cases, the
target acquisition range of state-of-the-art thermal imagers is doubled. However, the effectiveness of image processing
depends on the signal to noise and sampling properties of the imager. Range performance is predicted using the
NVThermIP** thermal model; model application and limitations are discussed.
Paper Details
Date Published: 30 April 2007
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 6543, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XVIII, 65430B (30 April 2007); doi: 10.1117/12.721429
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 6543:
Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XVIII
Gerald C. Holst, Editor(s)
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 6543, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XVIII, 65430B (30 April 2007); doi: 10.1117/12.721429
Show Author Affiliations
Richard Vollmerhausen, EO Consultant (United States)
Van Hodgkin, Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate, RDECOM (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 6543:
Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XVIII
Gerald C. Holst, Editor(s)
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