Range image noise suppression in laser imaging system

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-147

  Wang, Qi ^a   Li, Qi ^a   Chen, Zhe ^a   Sun, Jianfeng ^a   Yao, Rui ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Imaging laser radar; Noise filtering; Range image

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL RADAR; RADAR; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

3D INFORMATION; BACKGROUND SUPPRESSION; IMAGING LASER RADAR; INTENSITY IMAGES; LASER IMAGING SYSTEM; MULTIPLE TEMPLATES; NOISE FILTERING; RANGE IMAGES;

RADAR IMAGING;

EID: 54249122087     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2008.05.029     Document Type: Article

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