Infrared Technology, Volume. 47, Issue 8, 983(2025)

Infrared and Visible Image Registration Algorithm Combining Phase Feature and Edge Feature

Junyan CAO and Wei ZHAO*
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  • College of Automation Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211100, China
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    Significant nonlinear radiation differences exist between infrared and visible images, resulting in low accuracy and poor robustness in traditional registration algorithms. To address this issue, a robust registration algorithm combining phase and edge features was proposed. To improve the accuracy of feature points, a phase-consistent superimposed moment map was established, and feature points were uniformly extracted from this map. Due to the limited descriptive power of descriptors derived from a single feature source, a descriptor combining both phase and edge features was constructed. Phase features were extracted based on a multiscale maximum index map, while edge features were extracted from the superimposed moment map. For registration, feature matching is performed to obtain the transformation relationship between the images. Experiments demonstrate that the proposed algorithm significantly improves the number of correct matching points, the correct matching rate, and overall accuracy compared to other methods.

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    CAO Junyan, ZHAO Wei. Infrared and Visible Image Registration Algorithm Combining Phase Feature and Edge Feature[J]. Infrared Technology, 2025, 47(8): 983

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    Received: May. 5, 2023

    Accepted: Sep. 15, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 15, 2025

    The Author Email: ZHAO Wei (zhwac@nuaa.edu.cn)

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