Optical Processor Applied To Cloud Classification

J. Mantock; A. A. Sawchuk; T. C. Strand

doi:10.1117/12.958522

25 April 1980 Optical Processor Applied To Cloud Classification

J. Mantock, A. A. Sawchuk, T. C. Strand

Proceedings Volume 0218, Devices and Systems for Optical Signal Processing; (1980) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.958522
Event: 1980 Los Angeles Technical Symposium, 1980, Los Angeles, United States

Abstract

A hybrid optical/digital system is described for analyzing images based on textural information. A partially coherent white light optical processor is used to obtain the texture related information which is then processed digitally. Specifically the optical system generates a pseudocolor encoded image where the image color is a function of the local spatial frequency content of the image. Cluster analysis is then used to identify different color/texture regions. Experimental results are shown where the system has been applied to the problem of identifying distinct cloud types from satellite photographs.

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J. Mantock, A. A. Sawchuk, and T. C. Strand "Optical Processor Applied To Cloud Classification", Proc. SPIE 0218, Devices and Systems for Optical Signal Processing, (25 April 1980); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.958522

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