Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 4, 0410001(2023)

Infrared Dim Small Target Detection Method Based on Enhanced Local Contrast

Ming Yuan1,1,2、">*, Yansong Song2、**, Ziqi Zhang2,2、">, Xin Zhao1,1、">, and Bo Zhao2,2、">
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Electronic Information Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
  • 2Institute of Space Photoelectrics Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, Jilin,China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Image Processing

    Received: Sep. 22, 2021

    Accepted: Dec. 21, 2021

    Published Online: Feb. 14, 2023

    The Author Email: Yuan Ming (850356084@qq.com), Song Yansong (songyansong2012@126.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP212575

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