Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 24, 2428008(2024)

X-Band Radar Image Processing Based on Improved Region Growing Method

Shuaiwu Liu1, Dazhi Wang1,2, Shaoyan Zuo1, Liujia Suo1、*, Xiao Wang3, Yongqing Zhao1, Dewang Liu1, and Feng Wu4
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116086, Liaoning , China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Precision Manufacturing, Dalian 116086, Liaoning , China
  • 3PLA Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian 116013, Liaoning , China
  • 4School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116086, Liaoning , China
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    Schematic of region growing method
    X-band radar image with target interference
    Process for improved region growing method
    Schematic of screening process for target interference areas. (a) Original image; (b) image after one iteration; (c) image after five iterations; (d) image after fifteen iterations
    Schematic of compensation process for target interference area. (a) Original image; (b) pre-compensated image; (c) four-point mean filled image; (d) smooth transition image
    Comparison before and after image restoration. (a) Pre-restoration image of Hs=1.7 m in the nearshore area of the Yellow Sea; (b) restoration image of Hs=1.7 m in the nearshore waters of the Yellow Sea; (c) pre-restoration image with Hs=1.3 m in the pelagic waters of the Yellow Sea; (d) restoration image of Hs=1.3 m in the pelagic waters of the Yellow Sea; (e) pre-restoration image of Hs=2.6 m in the nearshore waters of the East China Sea; (f) restoration image of Hs=2.6 m in the nearshore waters of the East China Sea
    Polar coordinate image and buoy position
    Schematic of GoogLeNet model structure
    Grayscale images of each significant wave height for model training. (a) Hs=0.7 m; (b) Hs=1.2 m; (c) Hs=2.1 m; (d) Hs=3.6 m
    Line chart of relative error in parameter inversion results
    • Table 1. X-band radar system parameters

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      Table 1. X-band radar system parameters

      Device

      Antenna

      size /m

      Peak transmission

      power /kW

      Horizontal

      beamwidth /(°)

      Vertical

      beamwidth /(°)

      Operating

      frequency /MHz

      Short pulse

      width /μs

      Repetition

      rate /Hz

      X-band

      radar

      2.44251.02.49410±300.053000
    • Table 2. Technical parameters of Waverider buoy

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      Table 2. Technical parameters of Waverider buoy

      DeviceWave heightWave cycleWave directionMethod of communication
      Range /mResolution/mRange /sResolution /sRange /(°)Resolution /(°)
      MK III. Waverider buoy0‒200.011.6‒3.00.010‒3601.4High-frequency communications or satellite communications
    • Table 3. Comparison of evaluation indicators

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      Table 3. Comparison of evaluation indicators

      Date typeAverage relative error /mRoot mean square error /mCorrelation coefficient
      Data before image processing0.1420.3070.963
      Data after image processing0.0800.1940.981
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    Shuaiwu Liu, Dazhi Wang, Shaoyan Zuo, Liujia Suo, Xiao Wang, Yongqing Zhao, Dewang Liu, Feng Wu. X-Band Radar Image Processing Based on Improved Region Growing Method[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(24): 2428008

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Mar. 8, 2024

    Accepted: May. 27, 2024

    Published Online: Dec. 17, 2024

    The Author Email: Liujia Suo (suolj@dlut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS240708

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS240708

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