Image enhancement for aerial refueling operations

Details Image enhancement for aerial refueling operations Image enhancement for aerial refueling operations

2007-11-09

2008-08-05

Johns, Andrew W. (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Image enhancement or restoration

C348S221100, C348S364000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07409101

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for digitally enhancing images are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes analyzing an acquired image to provide a high sensitive low light image and a low sensitive high light image, and then summing the high sensitive low light image and the low sensitive high light image to create an enhanced image.

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