Natural statistics of multisensor images: Comparative analysis and application to image classification and image fusion

IF 3.1 3区物理与天体物理 Q2 INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION

Infrared Physics & Technology Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI:10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105780

Mohammed Zouaoui Laidouni, Boban Bondžulić, Dimitrije Bujaković, Touati Adli, Milenko Andrić

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Abstract

This paper presents a comparative analysis of multisensor images, including long-wave infrared (LWIR), near-infrared (NIR), and visible light (VIS) images, using natural scene statistics (NSS) models with a focus on image classification and optimizing multisensor image fusion. The study considers the impact of several factors, such as flat region, light condition and noise power, on four coefficients, namely, mean subtracted contrast normalized (MSCN), paired product, log-derivative, and steerable pyramid. It reveals remarkable patterns in the NSS of LWIR, NIR, and VIS images, showcasing both similarities and differences. Notably, NIR and VIS images exhibit a high statistical similarity, while LWIR displays a decorrelated pattern compared to them. Additionally, two practical tasks are addressed: image classification and multisensor image fusion. The obtained results demonstrate that the NSS of LWIR, NIR, and VIS images can firstly be used to build image distortion classifiers for multisensor images. Secondly, they can be used in multisensor image fusion to select the optimal combination of images that maximize the texture information in the fused image. These findings offer valuable insights for improving sensor selection and image fusion quality assessment.

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Infrared Physics & Technology 物理-光学

CiteScore

5.70

自引率

12.10%

发文量

400

审稿时长

67 days

期刊介绍： The Journal covers the entire field of infrared physics and technology: theory, experiment, application, devices and instrumentation. Infrared'' is defined as covering the near, mid and far infrared (terahertz) regions from 0.75um (750nm) to 1mm (300GHz.) Submissions in the 300GHz to 100GHz region may be accepted at the editors discretion if their content is relevant to shorter wavelengths. Submissions must be primarily concerned with and directly relevant to this spectral region. Its core topics can be summarized as the generation, propagation and detection, of infrared radiation; the associated optics, materials and devices; and its use in all fields of science, industry, engineering and medicine. Infrared techniques occur in many different fields, notably spectroscopy and interferometry; material characterization and processing; atmospheric physics, astronomy and space research. Scientific aspects include lasers, quantum optics, quantum electronics, image processing and semiconductor physics. Some important applications are medical diagnostics and treatment, industrial inspection and environmental monitoring.