Progress in color night vision

A Toet, MA Hogervorst - Optical Engineering, 2012 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We present an overview of our recent progress and the current state-of-the-art techniques of
color image fusion for night vision applications. Inspired by previously developed color …

Statistical comparison of image fusion algorithms: Recommendations

Z Liu, E Blasch, V John - Information Fusion, 2017 - Elsevier
Pixel-level image fusion has been applied in a variety of applications, including multi-modal
medical imaging, remote sensing, industrial inspection, video surveillance, and night vision …

Perceptual image fusion using wavelets

P Hill, ME Al-Mualla, D Bull - IEEE transactions on image …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A perceptual image fusion method is proposed that employs explicit luminance and contrast
masking models. These models are combined to give the perceptual importance of each …

Efficient fusion for infrared and visible images based on compressive sensing principle

X Li, SY Qin - IET Image Processing, 2011 - IET
In this study, the potential application of compressive sensing (CS) principle in the image
fusion for infrared (IR) and visible images is studied. First, the theory of CS is introduced …

Multi-wave and hybrid imaging techniques: A new direction for nondestructive testing and structural health monitoring

Y Cheng, Y Deng, J Cao, X **ong, L Bai, Z Li - Sensors, 2013 - mdpi.com
In this article, the state-of-the-art multi-wave and hybrid imaging techniques in the field of
nondestructive evaluation and structural health monitoring were comprehensively reviewed …

Fusion of infrared and visible images for robust person detection

TT Zin, H Takahashi, T Toriu, H Hama - Image fusion, 2011 - books.google.com
In the current context of increased surveillance and security, more sophisticated and robust
surveillance systems are needed. One idea relies on the use of pairs of video (visible …

A nonreference image fusion metric based on the regional importance measure

N Cvejic, T Seppanen, SJ Godsill - IEEE Journal of selected …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we present a novel metric for evaluation of image fusion algorithms, based on
evaluation of similarity of regions in images to be fused with the corresponding regions in …

The perceptual processing of fused multi-spectral imagery

EL Fox, JW Houpt - Cognitive research: principles and implications, 2016 - Springer
Multi-spectral imagery can enhance decision-making by supplying multiple complementary
sources of information. However, overloading an observer with information can deter …

Selection of image fusion quality measures: objective, subjective, and metric assessment

TD Dixon, EF Canga, SG Nikolov, T Troscianko… - JOSA A, 2007 - opg.optica.org
Accurate quality assessment of fused images, such as combined visible and infrared
radiation images, has become increasingly important with the rise in the use of image fusion …

Task-based scanpath assessment of multi-sensor video fusion in complex scenarios

TD Dixon, SG Nikolov, JJ Lewis, J Li, EF Canga… - Information …, 2010 - Elsevier
The combining of visible light and infrared visual representations occurs naturally in some
creatures, including the rattlesnake. This process, and the wide-spread use of multi-spectral …