Weighted contrast metric for imaging system performance

Brian P. Teaney

doi:10.1117/12.921049

18 May 2012 Weighted contrast metric for imaging system performance

Brian P. Teaney

Proceedings Volume 8355, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXIII; 835516 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.921049
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

There have been significant improvements in the image quality metrics used in the NVESD model suite in recent years. The introduction of the Targeting Task Performance (TTP) metric to replace the Johnson criteria yielded significantly more accurate predictions for under-sampled imaging systems in particular. However, there are certain cases which cause the TTP metric to predict optimistic performance. In this paper a new metric for predicting performance of imaging systems is described. This new weighted contrast metric is characterized as a hybrid of the TTP metric and Johnson criteria. Results from a number of historical perception studies are presented to compare the performance of the TTP metric and Johnson criteria to the newly proposed metric.

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Brian P. Teaney "Weighted contrast metric for imaging system performance", Proc. SPIE 8355, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXIII, 835516 (18 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.921049

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