An algorithm for power line detection and warning based on a millimeter-wave radar video

IEEE Transactions on Image Processing

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3534-3543

  Ma, Qirong ^a   Goshi, Darren S ^b   Shih, Yi Chi ^b   Sun, Ming Ting ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b Honeywell Coorporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Millimeter wave radar; Radar detection; Radar tracking; Video signal processing

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC WARNING SYSTEM; CABLE LINES; DETECTION ALGORITHM; GROUND RETURN; MILLIMETER WAVE RADAR; MILLIMETER-WAVE SENSORS; PARALLEL PROCESSING; PERIODIC SURFACES; POWER LINES; RADAR DETECTION; REAL WORLD DATA; SAFETY THREAT; TEMPORAL CORRELATIONS; VIDEO DETECTION; VIDEO SIGNAL;

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; CABLES; ELECTRIC LINES; HOUGH TRANSFORMS; MILLIMETER WAVES; SIGNAL DETECTION; TRACKING RADAR; VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING;

RADAR TRACKING;

EID: 82055208554     PISSN: 10577149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIP.2011.2155079     Document Type: Article

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