Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 59, Issue 12, 1211002(2022)

Heterogeneous Image Matching Based on Improved SIFT Algorithm

Ziwen Yu, Ning Zhang*, Yue Pan**, Yue Zhang, and Yuxuan Wang
Author Affiliations
  • School of Opto-Electronic Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, Jilin , China
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    Figures & Tables(17)
    Flow chart of proposed algorithm
    Improved extremum detection
    Process of coordinate rotation
    Feature points of visible light image
    Feature points of infrared image
    Feature points of visible image. (a) SIFT algorithm;(b)proposed algorithm
    Feature points of infrared image. (a) SIFT algorithm; (b) proposed algorithm
    Distribution of 9 subregions
    Group 1 experimental data. (a) Visible light image; (b) infrared image
    Processing results of first group of experimental data by different algorithms. (a)‒(c) Connection diagrams when SIFT algorithm, ASIFT algorithm, and proposed algorithm are matched; (d) transform of infrared and visible images and contour overlap of matching results of proposed algorithm
    Group 2 experimental data. (a) Visible light image; (b) infrared image
    Processing results of second group of experimental data by different algorithms. (a)‒(c) Connection diagrams when SIFT algorithm, ASIFT algorithm, and proposed algorithm are matched; (d) transform of infrared and visible images and contour overlap of matching results of proposed algorithm
    Group 3 experimental data. (a) Visible light image; (b) infrared image
    Processing results of third group of experimental data by different algorithms. (a)‒(c) Connection diagrams when SIFT algorithm, ASIFT algorithm, and proposed algorithm are matched; (d) transform of infrared and visible images and contour overlap of matching results of proposed algorithm
    Group 4 experimental data. (a) Visible light image; (b) infrared image
    Processing results of fourth group of experimental data by different algorithms. (a)‒(c) Connection diagrams when SIFT algorithm, ASIFT algorithm, and proposed algorithm are matched; (d) transform of infrared and visible images and contour overlap of matching results of proposed algorithm
    • Table 1. Comparison of registration results

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      Table 1. Comparison of registration results

      Experimental dataAlgorithmNumber of feature pointsCorrect matching pointRMSE /pixelTime /s
      Reference imagesImages to be registered
      Data 1SIFT55631781844.327.83
      ASIFT2350022727435.819.941
      Proposed algorithm548716421351.526.58
      Data 2SIFT2319820102.317.893
      ASIFT106048982484.211.833
      Proposed algorithm2258918631.315.62
      Data 3SIFT5994181310Mismatch28.32
      ASIFT2112014279294.815.602
      Proposed algorithm532113691851.224.88
      Data 4SIFT529912532Mismatch23.38
      ASIFT22112153420Mismatch15.761
      Proposed algorithm510211241161.723.42
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    Ziwen Yu, Ning Zhang, Yue Pan, Yue Zhang, Yuxuan Wang. Heterogeneous Image Matching Based on Improved SIFT Algorithm[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(12): 1211002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Jun. 24, 2021

    Accepted: Aug. 31, 2021

    Published Online: May. 23, 2022

    The Author Email: Ning Zhang (zhangning@cust.edu.cn), Yue Pan (panyue@cust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202259.1211002

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