Object Contour Tracking Algorithm of Infrared Image Under Complex Background

Abstract

Traditional image contour tracking algorithm has low tracking accuracy. To solve this problem, an object contour tracking algorithm based on local significant edge features in complex background is proposed. In the algorithm, the projective invariant is firstly introduced, to construct the geometric information descriptor between the edge positions of the infrared image, and set up the histogram of the feature number of each target contour. The geometric similarity between the features is measured by the pasteurized coefficient, the edge features of the neighbourhood around the object contour are established, and the object contour with significant features in the edge of the image is searched. Combining Shape-context operator with edge feature, the feature description vector can be formed, and Euclidean distance is defined to track measurement function. Using this function, the selected object contour is tracked preliminarily. The random consistency checking algorithm is used to eliminate the false tracking feature points and obtain the best tracking value of the object contour, thus the infrared image’s object contour tracking is carried out in the complex background. Experimental simulation shows that the proposed algorithm has high tracking accuracy and effectively improves the quality of infrared image analysis.