Recognizing targets from infrared intensity scan patterns using artificial neural networks

Tayfun Aytaç; Billur Barshan

doi:10.1117/1.3067874

1 January 2009 Recognizing targets from infrared intensity scan patterns using artificial neural networks

Tayfun Aytaç, Billur Barshan

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 48, Issue 1, 017203 (January 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3067874

Abstract

This study investigates the use of simple, low-cost infrared sensors for the recognition of geometry and surface type of commonly encountered features or targets in indoor environments, such as planes, corners, and edges. The intensity measurements obtained from such sensors are highly dependent on the location, geometry, and surface properties of the reflecting target in a way that cannot be represented by a simple analytical relationship, therefore complicating the localization and recognition process. We employ artificial neural networks to determine the geometry and the surface type of targets and provide experimental verification with three different geometries and three different surface types. The networks are trained with the Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm and pruned with the optimal brain surgeon technique. The geometry and the surface type of targets can be correctly classified with rates of 99 and 78.4%, respectively. An average correct classification rate of 78% is achieved when both geometry and surface type are differentiated. This indicates that the geometrical properties of the targets are more distinctive than their surface properties, and surface determination is the limiting factor in recognizing the patterns. The results demonstrate that processing the data from simple infrared sensors through suitable techniques can help us exploit their full potential and extend their usage beyond well-known applications.

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Tayfun Aytaç and Billur Barshan "Recognizing targets from infrared intensity scan patterns using artificial neural networks," Optical Engineering 48(1), 017203 (1 January 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3067874

Published: 1 January 2009

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