Image discrimination models: Detection in fixed and random noise

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3016, Issue , 1997, Pages 34-43

  Ahumada Jr , Albert J ^a   Beard, Bettina L ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Image discrimination; Internal noise; Noise masking; Signal detection; Vision models; Visual masking

Indexed keywords

SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

IMAGE DISCRIMINATION; INTERNAL NOISE; NOISE MASKING; VISION MODELS; VISUAL MASKING;

LAW ENFORCEMENT;

EID: 3843115264     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.274520     Document Type: Conference Paper

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