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An image registration algorithm based on phase correlation and the classical Lucas–Kanade technique

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Image registration is defined as an important process in image processing in order to align two or more images. A new image registration algorithm for translated and rotated pairs of 2D images is presented in order to achieve subpixel accuracy and spend a small fraction of computation time. To achieve the accurate rotation estimation, we propose a two-step method. The first step uses the Fourier Mellin Transform and phase correlation technique to get the large rotation, then the second one uses the Fourier Mellin Transform combined with an enhance Lucas–Kanade technique to estimate the accurate rotation. For the subpixel translation estimation, the proposed algorithm suggests an improved Hanning window as a preprocessing task to reduce the noise in images then achieves a subpixel registration in two steps. The first step uses the spatial domain approach which consists of locating the peak of the cross-correlation surface, while the second uses the frequency domain approach, based on low-frequency (aliasing-free part) of aliased images. Experimental results presented in this work show that the proposed algorithm reduces the computational complexities with a better accuracy compared to other subpixel registration algorithms.

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    Youssef Douini, Jamal Riffi, Adnane Mohamed Mahraz & Hamid Tairi

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Douini, Y., Riffi, J., Mahraz, A.M. et al. An image registration algorithm based on phase correlation and the classical Lucas–Kanade technique. SIViP 11, 1321–1328 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11760-017-1089-4

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