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15 November 2010Advanced one-dimensional triple wavelet analysis in row for infrared images from un-cooled infrared MEMS system
For the limitation of detecting materials, the images from the novel un-cooled infrared system based on visible light
readout are blurry and have low contrast. The images also have more noise and larger holes. Especially after
pseudo-color processing, the noise and holes will become much clearer. For the characteristics of images in the
un-cooled IR system, the traditional image processing methods for IR images are not suitable for the image in our
research. Therefore, an advanced one-dimensional triple wavelet analysis in row for infrared images is presented based
on the characteristics of un-cooled infrared system. In this method, the triple wavelet decomposition is made in each row
of image, and detail coefficients and approximation coefficients of each row can be obtained. The detail coefficients in
the first time of wavelet decomposition express the whole details of image containing noise and the edge of object. So
after low-pass filter, the noise in the image can be suppressed. By the wave reconstruction made between the
approximation coefficients in triple wavelet decomposition and the detail coefficients after low-pass filter, each row in
images without noise and holes can be gained. In wavelet reconstruction, a weight being proportional with the filtering
window is multiplied with detail coefficients. The weight can make sure the gray value of whole picture and the contrast
cannot be lower after low-pass filter. The images from un-cooled infrared system are processed in the computer with the
software of MATLAB. The results support that compared with traditional methods the novel method can be more
effective to eliminate the noise and fill holes, and better response to the temperature details of objects.