Moving object detection method

Details Moving object detection method Moving object detection method

2006-12-26

2006-12-26

Chawan, Sheela (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Applications

Target tracking or detecting

C382S151000, C033S268000, C356S139010, C359S430000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07155031

ABSTRACT:
From a plurality of pictures1-1through1-3captured at successive time intervals, pictures2-1through2-3of regions determined in accordance with the movement of the celestial object are cut out. By deriving median values in regard to the same pixels in each of the cut-out pictures2-1through2-3, a median value picture3-1is created. By deriving median values, the influence of large numbers of fixed starts that hinder the detection of the moving celestial object that moves in the cut-out pictures is eliminated, and only the moving celestial object is permitted to remain. When deriving median value, pixel values indicating singular values are eliminated in advance, so that the effects of the images of large bright light sources and the lost pixels that output no pixel values are effectively reduced. Further, when an average value picture is created using a plurality of median value pictures previously obtained, the detection limit increases and a dark moving celestial object that cannot be detected using a single observation picture can be extracted.

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