Evaluation of human detection performance of targets embedded in natural and enhanced infrared images using image metrics

Optical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 885-896

  Aviram, G ^a   Rotman, S R ^a,b,c,d  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES   (United States)

^d IEEE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE METRICS;

CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); DATA RECORDING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTICAL CORRELATION;

INFRARED IMAGING;

EID: 0033742505     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.602441     Document Type: Article

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