Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 12, 1228006(2025)

Dual-Stage Multimodal Image-Registration Method Integrating Structural Information

Zhengwei Yang1, Junwei Huang2、*, Chao Feng1, Xia Li2, and Zelong Zhang1
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  • 1Yunnan Institute of Water & Hydropower Engineering Investigation, Design and Research Co., Ltd., Kunming 650021, Yunnan , China
  • 2Yunnan Institute of Water & Hydropower Engineering Investigation, Design and Research, Kunming 650021, Yunnan , China
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    Owing to the different imaging mechanisms between sensors, significant nonlinear radiometric differences exist among multimodal remote-sensing images, thus rendering image registration challenging. Hence, a dual-stage multimodal image-registration method based on structural information is proposed. In the coarse registration stage, the RIFT algorithm is combined with log-Gabor filters to extract the structural information of the images and construct a maximum index map. FREAK descriptors are constructed to describe key features, thus eliminating differences in feature descriptions under different sensor imaging conditions. In the fine registration stage, a dense three-dimensional template-structure feature representation is designed based on log-Gabor convolution image information, and a three-dimensional phase-correlation matching strategy is adopted for feature correspondence, thereby further improving the registration accuracy and efficiency. Experimental validation on six multimodal remote sensing datasets, including optical-optical, optical-infrared, optical-depth, optical-map, optical-SAR, and day-night, shows that this method outperforms the SAR-SIFT, RIFT, and SRIF algorithms across all metrics. The number of correct matches are 123.91 times, 4.09 times, and 2.82 times higher than the above algorithms, respectively, thus demonstrating the significant advantages and robustness of the proposed algorithm.

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    Zhengwei Yang, Junwei Huang, Chao Feng, Xia Li, Zelong Zhang. Dual-Stage Multimodal Image-Registration Method Integrating Structural Information[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(12): 1228006

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Oct. 28, 2024

    Accepted: Jan. 2, 2025

    Published Online: Jun. 25, 2025

    The Author Email: Junwei Huang (864684545@qq.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP242186

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP242186

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