Fusion of infrared and LLL images based on dynamic target recognition

To highlight the moving targets in fusion images, an imaging fusion algorithm based on target recognition is presented. Firstly, moving targets are detected from dynamic infrared images. At the same time, infrared and low-light-level (LLL) images are fused with the contrast pyramid method. Finally, the profile images of moving targets extracted from infrared image sequences are fused into the fusion image sequences. The experimental results show that the fused images obtained by the algorithm provides rich information similar to conventional fusion methods and enhances target signatures.