Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 12, 1212004(2021)

High Precision Centroid Location Algorithm Based on Cubic Spline Fitting and Interpolation

Jie Liu1,2、***, Geng Zhang1、**, Xiangpeng Feng1, Zhinan Zhang1, Siyuan Li1, and Bingliang Hu1、*
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Spectral Imaging Technology, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    In this paper, we proposed a high-precision centroid location algorithm based on cubic spline fitting and interpolation combining the advantages of centroid algorithms and surface fitting algorithms. Besides, the principle behind its double error suppression was given. The simulation showed that the location error of the proposed algorithm at different SNRs was significantly smaller than that of traditional centroid algorithms. When the SNR was 20 dB, the root-mean-square error of the proposed algorithm was only 0.003 pixel. Furthermore, the star images from real instruments verified the effectiveness of this algorithm once again. In summary, this algorithm can effectively suppress the location error and has strong noise resistance, which can be widely applied without requiring specific star models.

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    Jie Liu, Geng Zhang, Xiangpeng Feng, Zhinan Zhang, Siyuan Li, Bingliang Hu. High Precision Centroid Location Algorithm Based on Cubic Spline Fitting and Interpolation[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(12): 1212004

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    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Dec. 3, 2020

    Accepted: Feb. 1, 2021

    Published Online: Jun. 2, 2021

    The Author Email: Liu Jie (liujie2015@opt.ac.cn), Zhang Geng (gzhang@opt.ac.cn), Hu Bingliang (hbl@opt.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.1212004

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