Multi-Scale Fractal and Correlation Signatures for Image Screening and Natural Clutter Suppression

T. Peli; V. Tom; B. Lee

doi:10.1117/12.970051

1 November 1989 Multi-Scale Fractal and Correlation Signatures for Image Screening and Natural Clutter Suppression

T. Peli, V. Tom, B. Lee

Proceedings Volume 1199, Visual Communications and Image Processing IV; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.970051
Event: 1989 Symposium on Visual Communications, Image Processing, and Intelligent Robotics Systems, 1989, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract

The fractal and correlation signatures of grayscale imagery are used to distinguish man-made areas of activity from natural background in surveillance imagery. The signatures are generated via computation of generalized dimensions as a function of scale and space. Image screening and natural clutter suppression methods can exploit the behavior of fractal and correlation signatures for generic geometric objects versus the predictable fractal behavior of natural backgrounds. Several different image screening methods have been investigated, using these multi-scale signatures to eliminate large areas of natural terrain from consideration and to cue image analysts to areas of interest.

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T. Peli, V. Tom, and B. Lee "Multi-Scale Fractal and Correlation Signatures for Image Screening and Natural Clutter Suppression", Proc. SPIE 1199, Visual Communications and Image Processing IV, (1 November 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.970051

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