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Object Detection from Enhanced IR Images Based on Preprocessing and Cumulative Histogram Estimation for Tracking and Gait Recognition Applications

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This paper presents two efficient approaches for object detection from Infrared (IR) images. The first approach is based on enhancement using histogram equalization (HE) in addition to gradient estimation using Laplacian filter, and finally estimation of the cumulative histogram for the detection or classification task. The second approach is based on gradient estimation after a hybrid structure comprising HE and contrast-limited adaptive histogram equalization (CLAHE), and finally cumulative histogram estimation for object discrimination. After the cumulative histogram estimation, the difference between cumulative histograms with and without objects is estimated and used for discrimination in object detection or gait recognition. The two proposed approaches in this paper are compared with traditional ones including CLAHE with gradient and cumulative histogram estimation (CLAHE-GCH); additive wavelet transform with homomorphic processing, gradient and cumulative histogram estimation (AWTH-GCH); and histogram matching with gradient and cumulative histogram estimation (HM-GCH). Simulation results prove the necessity of using an enhancement technique as the first step in detecting objects from IR images. The results demonstrate also the success of both proposed approaches in detecting objects from IR images compared to traditional methods.

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Abbreviations

AWT:

Additive wavelet transform

HE:

Histogram equalization

CLAHE:

Contrast-limited adaptive histogram equalization

CLAHE-GCH:

CLAHE with gradient and cumulative histogram estimation

AWTH-GCH:

Additive wavelet transform with histogram matching, gradient and cumulative histogram estimation

HM-GCH:

Histogram matching with gradient estimation and cumulative histogram estimation

LARK:

Locally-adaptive regression kernel

CDF:

Cumulative density function

TSAHE:

Two-stage adaptive histogram equalization

LoG:

Laplacian of Gaussian

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  1. Department of Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University , Menouf, 32952, Egypt

    Aya M. Gamal, Walid El-Shafai & Adel S. El-Fishawy

  2. Department of Electronics and Electrical Communications, Bilbis Higher Institute of Engineering, Bilbis, Sharqia, Egypt

    Huda I. Ashiba

  3. Department of Industrial Electronics and Control Engineering, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University, Menouf, 32952, Egypt

    Ghada M. El-Banby

  4. Department of Information Technology, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, 84428, Saudi Arabia

    Naglaa F. Soliman, Abeer D. Algarni & Fathi E. Abd El-Samie

  5. Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Mohamad R. Abdel-Rahman & Saeed A. Aldosari

  6. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University, Menouf, 32952, Egypt

    Nabil A. Ismail

  7. Security Engineering Laboratory, Department of Computer Science College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, 11586, Saudi Arabia

    Walid El-Shafai

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Gamal, A.M., Ashiba, H.I., El-Banby, G.M. et al. Object Detection from Enhanced IR Images Based on Preprocessing and Cumulative Histogram Estimation for Tracking and Gait Recognition Applications. J Opt (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12596-023-01234-6

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