An improved adaptive preprocessing method for TDI CCD images

Abstract

In order to achieve high quality images with time-delayed integration (TDI) charge-coupled device (CCD) imaging system, an improved adaptive preprocessing method is proposed with functions of both denoising and edge enhancement. It is a weighted average filter integrating the average filter and the improved range filter. The weighted factors are deduced in terms of a cost function, which are adjustable to different images. To validate the proposed method, extensive tests are carried out on a developed TDI CCD imaging system. The experimental results confirm that this preprocessing method can fulfill the noise removal and edge sharpening simultaneously, which can play an important role in remote sensing field.

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