The goal of multiple object tracking is to find the trajectory of the target objects through a number of frames from an image sequence. Generally, multi-object tracking is a challenging problem due to illumination variation, object occlusion, abrupt object motion and camera motion. In this paper, we propose a multi-object tracking scheme based on a new weighted Kanade-Lucas-Tomasi (KLT) tracker. The original KLT tracking algorithm tracks global feature points instead of a target object, and the features can hardly be tracked through a long sequence because some features may easily get lost after multiple frames. Our tracking method consists of three steps: the first step is to detect moving objects; the second step is to track the features within the moving object mask, where we use a consistency weighted function; and the last step is to identify the trajectory of the object. With an appropriately chosen weighting function, we are able to identify the trajectories of moving objects with high accuracy. In addition, our scheme is able to handle partial object occlusion.
Detection of targets concealed in foliage is a challenging problem and is critical for ground surveillance. To detect foliage-concealed targets, we need to address two major challenges, namely, 1) how to remotely acquire information that contains important features of foliage-concealed targets, and 2) how to distinguish targets from background and clutter. Synthetic aperture radar operated in low VHF-band has shown very good penetration capability in the forest environment, and hence the first problem can be satisfactorily addressed. The second problem is the focus of this paper. Existing detection schemes can achieve good detection performance but at the cost of high false alarm rate. To address the limitation of the existing schemes, in this paper, we develop a target detection algorithm based on a supervised learning technique that maximizes the margin between two classes, i.e., the target class and the non-target class. Specifically, our target detection algorithm consists of 1) image differencing, 2) maximum-margin classifier, and 3) diversity combining. The image differencing is to enhance and highlight the targets so that the targets are more distinguishable from the background. The maximum-margin classifier is based on a recently developed feature weighting technique called I-RELIEF; the objective of the maximum-margin classifier is to achieve robustness against uncertainties and clutter. The diversity combining utilizes multiple images to further improve the performance of detection, and hence it is a type of multi-pass change detection. We evaluate the performance of our proposed detection algorithm, using the SAR image data collected by Swedish CARABAS-II systems which operates at low VHF-band around 20-90 MHz. The experimental results demonstrate superior performance of our algorithm, compared to the benchmark algorithm associated with the CARABAS-II SAR image data. For example, for the same level of target detection probability, our algorithm only produces 11 false alarms while the benchmark algorithm produces 86 false alarms.
Image registration is a fundamental enabling technology in computer vision. Developing an accurate image registration algorithm will significantly improve the techniques for computer vision problems such as tracking, fusion, change detection, autonomous navigation. In this paper, our goal is to develop an algorithm that is robust, automatic, can perform multi-modality registration, reduces the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) below 4, increases the Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR) above 34, and uses the wavelet transformation. The preliminary results show that the algorithm is able to achieve a PSNR of approximately 36.7 and RMSE of approximately 3.7. This paper provides a comprehensive discussion of wavelet-based registration algorithm for Remote Sensing applications.
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