Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 8, 0837010(2024)

Infrared and Visible Image Fusion Based on Gradient Domain-Guided Filtering and Significance Analysis

Tingbo Si1,2, Fangxiu Jia1,2、*, Lü Ziqiang1,2, and Zikang Wang1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu , China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Intelligent Munitions National Defense, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu , China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Digital Image Processing

    Received: Jun. 28, 2023

    Accepted: Aug. 8, 2023

    Published Online: Apr. 2, 2024

    The Author Email: Jia Fangxiu (jiafangxiu@126.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP231619

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