Abstract
We describe an image fusion algorithm for data exhibiting heavy tails with no convergent second- or higher-order moments. Our developments rely on recent results showing that wavelet decomposition coefficients of images are best modeled by alpha-stable distributions, a family of heavy-tailed densities. Thus, in the multiscale wavelet domain we develop a novel fusion rule based on fractional lower order moments (FLOM's). Simulation results show that our method achieves better performance in comparison with previously proposed pixel-level fusion approaches.
Translated title of the contribution | Complex wavelet domain image fusion based on fractional lower order moments |
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Original language | English |
Title of host publication | IEEE 8th International Conference on Information Fusion, Philadelphia, USA |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Pages | 515 - 521 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Volume | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 0780392868 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2005 |
Event | 8th International Conference on Information Fusion - Philadelphia, PA, United States Duration: 1 Jul 2005 → … |
Conference
Conference | 8th International Conference on Information Fusion |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Philadelphia, PA |
Period | 1/07/05 → … |
Bibliographical note
Conference Proceedings/Title of Journal: IEEE 8th International Conference on Information FusionRose publication type: Conference contribution
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Keywords
- image fusion
- wavelet decomposition
- alpha-stable distributions
- parameter estimation
- fractional lower order moments
- symmetric covariation