Deep neural network for precision multi-band infrared image segmentation

Thomas Lu; Alexander Huyen; Kevin Payumo; Luis Figueroa; Edward Chow; Gilbert Torres

doi:10.1117/12.2305134

27 April 2018 Deep neural network for precision multi-band infrared image segmentation

Thomas Lu, Alexander Huyen, Kevin Payumo, Luis Figueroa, Edward Chow, Gilbert Torres

Proceedings Volume 10649, Pattern Recognition and Tracking XXIX; 1064904 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2305134
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2018, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Image segmentation is one of the fundamental steps in computer vision. Separating targets from background clutter with high precision is a challenging operation for both humans and computers. Currently, segmenting objects from IR images is done by tedious manual work. The implementation of a Deep Neural Network (DNN) to perform precision segmentation of multi-band IR video images is presented. A customized pix2pix DNN with multiple layers of generative encoder/decoder and discriminator architecture is used in the IR image segmentation process. Real and synthetic images and ground truths are employed to train the DNN. Iterative training is performed to achieve optimum accuracy of segmentation using a minimal number of training data. Special training images are created to enhance the missing features and to increase the segmentation accuracy of the objects. Retraining strategies are developed to minimize the DNN training time. Single pixel accuracy has been achieved in IR target boundary segmentation using DNNs. The segmentation accuracy between the customized pix2pix DNN and simple thresholding, GraphCut, simple neural network and ResNet models are compared.

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Thomas Lu, Alexander Huyen, Kevin Payumo, Luis Figueroa, Edward Chow, and Gilbert Torres "Deep neural network for precision multi-band infrared image segmentation", Proc. SPIE 10649, Pattern Recognition and Tracking XXIX, 1064904 (27 April 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2305134

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