A debris image tracking using optical flow algorithm

This study proposes a motion detection and object tracking technique for GEO debris in a sequence of images. A couple of techniques (called the “stacking method” and “line-identifying technique”) were recently proposed to address the same problem. Although these techniques are effective at detecting the debris position and motion in the image sequences, there are some issues concerned with computational load and assumed debris motion. This study derives a method to estimate motion vectors of objects in image sequence and finally detect the debris locations by using a computer vision technique called an optical flow algorithm. The new method detects these parameters in low computational time in a serial manner, which implies that it has an advantage to track not only linear but also nonlinear motion of GEO debris more easily than the previous methods. The feasibility of the proposed methods is validated using real and synthesized image sequences which contain some typical debris motions.     

一种基于图像的星体表面撞击坑自动提取方法

以星体表面的图像数据为基础,根据撞击坑的向阳面呈亮色调而背阳面呈暗色调的原理,提出了一种基于图像的星体表面撞击坑自动提取方法。该方法先用自适应双阈值分割法对星体表面的光学图像进行分割处理,获取图像中明暗区域的形状和位置信息;再用统计学原理分析明暗区域组成结构、像平面上光照方向,结合相关的约束条件来匹配同一撞击坑的明暗区域,同时拟合出撞击坑的外边缘并确定其半径、位置等信息。实验结果表明,该方法能够从常见的星体表面光学图像中快速、可靠地提取出撞击坑的中心位置和半径大小,具有较宽的普适应性和一定的应用价值。     

一种用于WorldView-2遥感图像的波段分组融合方法

针对WorldView-2卫星遥感图像,提出一种基于波段分组的多光谱图像与全色光图像融合新方法。该方法以全色光波段与多光谱各波段光谱响应的匹配特点为依据,首先将八波段多光谱图像分成两组,然后分别设计融合模型再进行分组融合,最终得到多光谱各波段的融合结果,分组策略简单、实用。实验结果表明,该方法在融合WorldView-2遥感图像时能够在提高空间分辨率和保持光谱信息方面达到更好的平衡,优于现有的几种融合方法。     

Aerial-BiSeNet: A real-time semantic segmentation network for high resolution aerial imagery

The aircraft system has recently gained its reputation as a reliable and efficient tool for sensing and parsing aerial scenes. However, accurate and fast semantic segmentation of high-resolution aerial images for remote sensing applications is still facing three challenges: the requirements for limited processing resources and low-latency operations based on aerial platforms, the balance between high accuracy and real-time efficiency for model performance, and the confusing objects with large intra-class variations and small inter-class differences in high-resolution aerial images. To address these issues, a lightweight and dual-path deep convolutional architecture, namely Aerial Bilateral Segmentation Network (Aerial-BiSeNet), is proposed to perform real-time segmentation on high-resolution aerial images with favorable accuracy. Specifically, inspired by the receptive field concept in human visual systems, Receptive Field Module (RFM) is proposed to encode rich multi-scale contextual information. Based on channel attention mechanism, two novel modules, called Feature Attention Module (FAM) and Channel Attention based Feature Fusion Module (CAFFM) respectively, are proposed to refine and combine features effectively to boost the model performance. Aerial-BiSeNet is evaluated on the Potsdam and Vaihingen datasets, where leading performance is reported compared with other state-of-the-art models, in terms of both accuracy and efficiency.     

倾斜微槽道热管中纳米流体的应用

为了研究热管倾斜角度和压力对热管蒸发段、冷凝段传热系数以及最大换热功率的影响,对使用水基CuO纳米流体为工质的倾斜微槽道热管强化换热特性进行实验研究.实验装置主要由带角度调节功能的微槽道热管和加热、冷却系统组成.实验结果发现,用水基纳米流体替代去离子水为工质时,热管整体换热特性得到明显增强,蒸发段、冷凝段传热系数以及最大功率都能大幅度提高,总热阻明显降低.倾斜水热管的蒸发段和冷凝段传热系数比水平水热管的有大幅提高,但最大功率变化不大.而倾斜纳米流体热管不但蒸发段和冷凝段传热系数比水平纳米流体热管有大幅提高,而且最大功率更有接近一倍的增加.对水和纳米流体两种工质,对应于最佳换热特性的倾斜角都是75°.因此,纳米流体对倾斜热管有良好的应用前景.      

基于第二代小波的序列图像超分辨率复原算法研究

介绍了第二代小波(SGWs)的基本原理和特点,在此基础上提出了低分辨率采样图像高分辨率 (HR)重建算法。它不但具有结构简单,逆变换容易,可扩展性好的优点,并且克服了第一代 小波(FGWs) 的不均匀采样和定义在有限区间上的难题,指出了小波变换时数据不规则性的 处理方法,并利用硬／软阈值对小波系数降噪,使得重构后的图像具有最佳的PSNR和最低的 重构误差。实验和仿真结果表明,与传统方法相比,该算法在提高了图像的分辨率同时PSNR 最多能提高3 dB左右。
     

浅谈空间光学遥感器稳像技术

文章首先分析了影响像稳定的因素,然后对几种常见的稳像技术的工作原理及其优缺点进行了介绍,在论述当前稳像技术发展现状及未来发展趋势的基础上,讨论开展综合稳像技术研究的必要性。     

基于灰度级分组的X光行李图像增强改进方法

针对低对比度X光手提行李图像在机场安检中容易产生高虚警或高漏警的问题,提出了一种基于灰度级分组的X光行李图像增强改进方法。首先应用离散小波变换对低、高能图像进行融合,然后通过分频处理得到低、高频图像,再分别采用基本灰度级分组和可选择灰度级分组方法实现增强。将本文方法与基于灰度级分组的增强方法、传统的直方图均衡方法进行比较,实验结果表明,本文方法能够有效地改善图像质量,提高图像的清晰度。     

A model of the effects of heavy ion radiation on human tissue

In heavy ion radiotherapy and space travel humans are exposed to energetic heavy ions (C, Si, Fe and others). This type of irradiation often produces more severe biological effects per unit dose than more common X-rays. A new Monte Carlo model generates a physical space with the complex geometry of human tissue or a cell culture based model of tissue, which is affected by the passage of ionizing radiation. For irradiation, the model relies on a physical code for the ion track structure; for tissues, cellular maps are derived from two- or three-dimensional confocal microscopy images using image segmentation algorithm, which defines cells as pixilated volumes. The model is used to study tissue-specific statistics of direct ion hits and the remote ion action on cells. As an application of the technique, we considered the spatial pattern of apoptotic cells after heavy ion irradiation. The pattern of apoptosis is modeled as a stochastic process, which is defined by the action cross section taken from available experimental data. To characterize the degree of apoptosis, an autocorrelation function that describes the spatial correlation of apoptotic cells is introduced. The values of the autocorrelation function demonstrate the effect of the directionality of the radiation track on the spatial arrangements of inactivated cells in tissue. This effect is intrinsic only to high linear-energy-transfer radiation.     

Pre-storm behaviour of NmF2 and TEC (GPS) over equatorial and low latitude stations in the Indian sector

The pre-storm behavior of NmF₂ and TEC over an equatorial station, Trivandrum (8.47°N, 76.91°E, dip 0.6°S) and a low latitude station, Waltair (17.7°N,83.3°E, dip 20°N) has been studied for a total of 18 strong geomagnetic storms with DST ? −100 nT. The simultaneous measurements of GPS-TEC and NmF₂ over Trivandrum and Waltair during the period 2000–2005 have been considered for the present study. It is found that there is a substantial increase in NmF₂ and TEC before the onset of the storm over Waltair, while the increase is not present at Trivandrum. The origin of pre-storm enhancements in electron density still remains unresolved owing to several conditions in their potential sources and occurrence mechanisms. In the present study an attempt is made to identify the possible mechanisms responsible for such enhancements in electron density of the F-region.