Hoang V Do

US Patent:

20150097975, Apr 9, 2015

Filed:

Oct 8, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/048898

Inventors:

Stephen R. Nash - Los Angeles CA, US
Christopher A. Leddy - Huntington Beach CA, US
Hoang K. Do - Fountain Valley CA, US

Assignee:

RAYTHEON COMPANY - Waltham MA

International Classification:

H04N 5/217
G06T 5/00

US Classification:

3482081

Abstract:

A method for integrating image frames includes receiving for each pixel in at least one image frame a value representative of a sensor measurement. The method includes calculating an average difference of the value representative of the sensor measurement over a subset of the plurality of image frames. The method includes detecting motion in at least one pixel of the image frame in the plurality of image frames based on the calculated average difference of the value representative of the sensor measurement over the subset of the plurality of image frames. The method also includes generating an integrated image frame wherein each pixel having detected motion is integrated by an amount less than that of those pixels for which motion is not detected. The amount of frame integration is based on contrast levels, expected rates of motion, and noise characteristics of sensor input image data.