A new adaptive contrast enhancement algorithm for infrared images based on double plateaus histogram equalization

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 309-315

  Liang, Kun ^a   Ma, Yong ^a   Xie, Yue ^a   Zhou, Bo ^a   Wang, Rui ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Adaptive algorithm; Double plateaus histogram equalization; Infrared image enhancement; Target detection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; BACKGROUND PIXELS; CONSTANT THRESHOLD; HISTOGRAM EQUALIZATIONS; INFRARED IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFRARED IMAGES; LOCAL MAXIMUM; REAL TIME;

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; GRAPHIC METHODS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PIXELS; TARGET TRACKING;

INFRARED IMAGING;

EID: 84862175157     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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