Date of Award
9-2006
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
First Advisor
Stephen C. Cain, PhD
Abstract
The focus of this research was to derive a new algorithm for correction of gain nonuniformities in LIDAR focal plane arrays using as few frames as possible. Because of the current low production rate of LIDAR focal plane arrays there is a natural tendency for extreme nonuniformities to exist on a pixel by pixel basis as the manufacturing technique has not yet been perfected. Generally, nonuniformity correction techniques require a large number of frames and/or have obscure requirements on the translational shifts in the input image frames. This thesis presents a solution for finding multiplicative nonuniformities that exist in a focal plane array and mitigating the effect those nonuniformities.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-GE-ENG-06-59
DTIC Accession Number
ADA457146
Recommended Citation
Rice, Christopher A., "Fast Scene Based Nonuniformity Correction with Minimal Temporal Latency" (2006). Theses and Dissertations. 3512.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/3512