Method and apparatus for enhancing local contrast in a thermal image

    公开(公告)号:US10109042B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-23

    申请号:US15259403

    申请日:2016-09-08

    Applicant: AXIS AB

    Abstract: A method for increasing enhancing local contrast in a thermal image for a class of objects having a thermal characteristic is provided. The method including providing thermal image data representing a first thermal image, where the first thermal image is acquired by an absolute calibrated thermal imaging system, redistributing the thermal image data having a first intensity distribution into a second intensity distribution using a predetermined redistribution function, where the predetermined redistribution function is based on the thermal characteristic, such that the local contrast is enhanced for the class of objects, outputting the redistributed thermal image data as the thermal image. An apparatus for enhancing local contrast in a thermal image for a class of objects having a thermal characteristic is further provided.

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING OF A HEAP OF MATERIAL

    公开(公告)号:US20230417599A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-28

    申请号:US18318024

    申请日:2023-05-16

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: A device for monitoring a heap of material, comprises circuitry for executing a plurality of functions. A region of interest function, in a thermal video stream captured by a thermal video camera, defines a region of interest covering the heap of material. A reference spatial property setting function, from pixels within a video frame of the thermal video stream, determines a spatial property of the heap of material; and sets the determined spatial property as a reference spatial property. A region of interest adjusting function determines a respective sample spatial property for regions in the thermal video stream; and adjusts the region of interest such that regions exhibiting a sample spatial property above a threshold are included by the region of interest. A temperature monitoring function over time and within the region of interest, monitors a temperature measure; and if it exceeds a predetermined threshold, generates an alarm event.

    Method for fixed pattern noise reduction and use of such method

    公开(公告)号:US10171763B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-01

    申请号:US15868362

    申请日:2018-01-11

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for structural fixed pattern noise reduction in a video stream. A method may include, for each target pixel in a first image frame, defining a first target pixel patch, and defining a first search area comprising the first target pixel patch; for each pixel in the first search area, comparing a first pixel patch around the pixel with the first target pixel patch, and using the pixel when calculating an average for the target pixel. The method may include, in a second image frame, localizing a second target pixel, and defining a second search area comprising the second target pixel; for each pixel in the second search area, comparing a second pixel patch around the pixel of the second search area with the first target pixel patch, and using the pixel in the second search area when calculating an average for the target pixel.

    Updating a fixed pattern noise matrix

    公开(公告)号:US11205250B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-21

    申请号:US16905064

    申请日:2020-06-18

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: A method for updating a fixed pattern noise matrix comprises: calculating a first difference between a target and first different images in a video stream to obtain a first differential matrix; calculating a second difference between the target and second different images in the video stream to obtain a second differential matrix; identifying a set of candidate positions for fixed pattern noise by: locating first and second sets of positions in the first differential matrix at which a difference deviates from predetermined values, finding a set of overlapping positions between the first and second sets of positions, and adjusting the set of overlapping positions. The adjusted set of overlapping positions is used for fixed pattern noise. Furthermore, each position in the set of candidate positions is updated, wherein the updated fixed pattern noise value at each position is based on a value at a corresponding non-adjusted position in the differential matrix.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILTERING THERMAL IMAGE DATA

    公开(公告)号:US20200082513A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-12

    申请号:US16563570

    申请日:2019-09-06

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: A method and a system for filtering thermal image data. The method comprises: capturing thermal image data by a thermal image detector; forming a signal distribution of intensity values; identifying a first part in the signal distribution of intensity values, the first part being a peak having an intensity width equal to or smaller than a predetermined intensity span being based on a resolution parameter of the thermal image detector; identifying a second part having an intensity width larger than the predetermined intensity span; determining an intensity range between the first part and the second part; and filtering, if the intensity range is larger than a predetermined minimum intensity range, the thermal image data by excluding thermal image data forming part of the first part.

    Thermal camera health monitoring
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11343447B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-24

    申请号:US17109520

    申请日:2020-12-02

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for detecting a problem with a thermal camera. A current contrast value is determined for the thermal camera. It is determined whether the current contrast value deviates from a reference contrast value by more than a predetermined value. In response to determining that the current contrast value deviates from the reference contrast value by more than a predetermined value and for more than a predetermined period of time, an indication of a problem with the thermal camera is provided.

    Thermal health monitoring sensor
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11457205B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-27

    申请号:US17109770

    申请日:2020-12-02

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for detecting malfunction in a thermal camera. A first average response value is determined for a first shutter image captured by an image sensor in the thermal camera. A second average response value is determined of a second shutter image captured by the image sensor in the thermal camera. The first average response value and the second average response value are compared. In response to determining that the first average response value and the second average response value differ by more than a predetermined value, an indication of a malfunction of the thermal camera is provided.

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