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
Author Affiliations
  • 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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    Flowchart of the proposed algorithm
    Feature point detection. (a) Input image pair; (b) minimum moment map; (c) maximum moment map; (d) feature point detection results
    RIFT feature description and matching. (a) Maximum index map; (b) FREAK descriptor; (c) feature point matching results
    Template feature generation process. (a) Input image; (b) initial template features; (c) 3D Gaussian convolution kernel; (d) 3D template features
    Experimental original images. (a) Optical-optical; (b) optical-infrared; (c) optical-depth; (d) optical-map; (e) optical-SAR; (f) day-night
    Matching results. (a) Optical-optical; (b) optical-infrared; (c) optical-depth; (d) optical-map; (e) optical-SAR; (f) day-night
    Checkerboard mosaic images. (a) Optical-optical; (b) optical-infrared; (c) optical-depth; (d) optical-map; (e) optical-SAR; (f) day-night
    • Table 1. Quantitative results of comparative experiments

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      Table 1. Quantitative results of comparative experiments

      MethodSAR-SIFTRIFTSRIFProposed
      NCM /pairOptical-optical5.32154.2186.6542.1
      Optical-infrared118.3163.7548.4
      Optical-depth82.1193.1560.5
      Optical-map101.5152.2503.2
      Optical-SAR8.64120.1158.2321.5
      Day-night2.58114.4147.6351.1
      RMSE /pixelOptical-optical4.311.791.350.89
      Optical-infrared1.941.430.94
      Optical-depth2.111.571.27
      Optical-map2.161.761.43
      Optical-SAR3.622.281.811.40
      Day-night4.621.921.641.03
      SR /%Optical-optical30100100100
      Optical-infrared100100100
      Optical-depth100100100
      Optical-map100100100
      Optical-SAR20100100100
      Day-night30100100100
      Time /sOptical-optical10.5350.4517.6143.93
      Optical-infrared9.0553.2614.8339.21
      Optical-depth7.5748.9118.6741.47
      Optical-map7.2642.9514.5643.25
      Optical-SAR10.5658.2317.4646.34
      Day-night11.0856.3216.2142.16
    • Table 2. Ablation experiment results

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      Table 2. Ablation experiment results

      MethodT0T1T2T3
      RMSE /pixelOptical-optical0.891.792.261.25
      Optical-infrared0.941.942.451.38
      Optical-depth1.272.112.971.62
      Optical-map1.432.162.861.57
      Optical-SAR1.402.282.912.09
      Day-night1.031.922.711.73
      Time /sOptical-optical43.9350.4520.6429.78
      Optical-infrared39.2153.2619.2329.04
      Optical-depth41.4748.9119.8732.47
      Optical-map43.2542.9520.1331.76
      Optical-SAR46.3458.2321.5234.19
      Day-night42.1656.3220.0730.83
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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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