Parameterisation of non-homogeneities in buried object detection by means of thermography

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 201-208

  Stepanić, Josip ^a   Malinovec, Marina ^a   Švaić, Srećko ^a   Krstelj, Vjera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Antipersonnel mines; Buried objects; Detection; Statistical planning of experiment; Thermography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; EROSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MINES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMOANALYSIS;

ANTIPERSONNEL MINES; BURIED OBJECTS; DETECTION; STATISTICAL PLANNING OF EXPERIMENT;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 1842614393     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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