• Photonic Sensors
  • Vol. 8, Issue 1, 34 (2018)
Wu SUN1、2、*, Chengshan HAN1, Xucheng XUE1, Hengyi LV1、2, Junxia SHI1, Changhong HU1, Xiangzhi LI1, Yao FU1, Xiaonan JIANG1, Liang HUANG1, and Hongyin HAN1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s13320-017-0448-7 Cite this Article
    Wu SUN, Chengshan HAN, Xucheng XUE, Hengyi LV, Junxia SHI, Changhong HU, Xiangzhi LI, Yao FU, Xiaonan JIANG, Liang HUANG, Hongyin HAN. An HDR Imaging Method With DTDI Technology for Push-Broom Cameras[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2018, 8(1): 34 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Conventionally, high dynamic-range (HDR) imaging is based on taking two or more pictures of the same scene with different exposure. However, due to a high-speed relative motion between the camera and the scene, it is hard for this technique to be applied to push-broom remote sensing cameras. For the sake of HDR imaging in push-broom remote sensing applications, the present paper proposes an innovative method which can generate HDR images without redundant image sensors or optical components. Specifically, this paper adopts an area array CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) with the digital domain time-delay-integration (DTDI) technology for imaging, instead of adopting more than one row of image sensors, thereby taking more than one picture with different exposure. And then a new HDR image by fusing two original images with a simple algorithm can be achieved. By conducting the experiment, the dynamic range (DR) of the image increases by 26.02dB. The proposed method is proved to be effective and has potential in other imaging applications where there is a relative motion between the cameras and scenes.
    Wu SUN, Chengshan HAN, Xucheng XUE, Hengyi LV, Junxia SHI, Changhong HU, Xiangzhi LI, Yao FU, Xiaonan JIANG, Liang HUANG, Hongyin HAN. An HDR Imaging Method With DTDI Technology for Push-Broom Cameras[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2018, 8(1): 34
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