IR measurements and image processing for enhanced-vision systems in civil aviation

Kurt R. Beier; Jochen Fries; Rupert M. Mueller; Gintautas Palubinskas

doi:10.1117/12.438024

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28 August 2001 IR measurements and image processing for enhanced-vision systems in civil aviation

Kurt R. Beier, Jochen Fries, Rupert M. Mueller, Gintautas Palubinskas

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Proceedings Volume 4363, Enhanced and Synthetic Vision 2001; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.438024
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing, Simulation, and Controls, 2001, Orlando, FL, United States

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A series of IR measurements with a FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) system during landing approaches to various airports have been performed. A real time image processing procedure to detect and identify the runway and eventual obstacles is discussed and demonstrated. It is based on IR image segmentation and information derived from synthetic vision data. Thhe extracted information from IR images will be combined with the appropriate information from a MMW (millimeter wave) radar sensor in the subsequent fusion processor. This fused information aims to increase the pilot's situation awareness.

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Kurt R. Beier, Jochen Fries, Rupert M. Mueller, and Gintautas Palubinskas "IR measurements and image processing for enhanced-vision systems in civil aviation", Proc. SPIE 4363, Enhanced and Synthetic Vision 2001, (28 August 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.438024

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