remotesensing-logo

Journal Browser

Journal Browser

Recent Advances in Infrared Target Detection

A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensing Image Processing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2025 | Viewed by 699

Special Issue Editors


E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: infrared imaging; infrared target detection; imaging processing

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: infrared imaging; infrared target detection; imaging processing

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Infrared target detection technology offers advantages due to its strong anti-interference capability, high concealment, and all-weather functionality. This technology has been widely applied in ecosystem services, urban monitoring, and environmental protection.

Significant progress has been made in both infrared detection technology and detection algorithms in recent years. Deep learning-based target detection systems have gained considerable attention, while new large-area-array infrared detectors have enhanced the application of detection algorithms in the mainstream field, resulting in notable application features, including vast amounts of image data, the introduction of edge computing, and the integration of multi-sensor and multi-modal data.

Currently, challenges remain regarding the accuracy, real-time performance, and robustness of infrared target detection methods. Therefore, we look forward to researchers in this area proposing innovative approaches.

This Special Issue aims to collect submissions in infrared target object detection, identification, and tracking, including theoretical, methodological papers, and technical application studies, to present the latest advancements and research findings in multi-band, multi-dimensional, and multi-scale infrared target detection.

  • Detection and identification of infrared target objects for urban and infrastructure monitoring;
  • Detection and identification of infrared target objects for agricultural monitoring;
  • Detection, tracking, and identification of infrared target objects for security applications;
  • Detection, tracking, and identification of infrared target objects for environmental monitoring;
  • Infrared datasets for target object detection and identification;
  • Calibration technology for infrared remote sensors;
  • Infrared multispectral/hyperspectral target detection;
  • Multi-sensor (spatiotemporal and multimodal) data fusion for target object detection and identification;
  • Methods, algorithms, and theoretical models for target object detection, tracking, and identification.

Dr. Xia Wang
Prof. Dr. Kun Gao
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Remote Sensing is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • infrared target detection
  • deep learning
  • signal processing
  • infrared image enhancement
  • multi-resource data fusion
  • infrared target tracking
  • infrared target monitoring

Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue

  • Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
  • Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
  • Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
  • External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
  • e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.

Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.

Published Papers (1 paper)

Order results
Result details
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

21 pages, 9019 KiB  
Article
Aberration Modulation Correlation Method for Dim and Small Space Target Detection
by Changchun Jiang, Junwei Li, Shengjie Liu and Hao Xian
Remote Sens. 2024, 16(19), 3729; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16193729 - 8 Oct 2024
Viewed by 428
Abstract
The significance of detecting faint and diminutive space targets cannot be overstated, as it underpins the preservation of Earth’s orbital environment’s safety and long-term sustainability. Founded by the different response characteristics between targets and backgrounds to aberrations, this paper proposes a novel aberration [...] Read more.
The significance of detecting faint and diminutive space targets cannot be overstated, as it underpins the preservation of Earth’s orbital environment’s safety and long-term sustainability. Founded by the different response characteristics between targets and backgrounds to aberrations, this paper proposes a novel aberration modulation correlation method (AMCM) for dim and small space target detection. By meticulously manipulating the light path using a wavefront corrector via a modulation signal, the target brightness will fluctuate periodically, while the background brightness remains essentially constant. Benefited by the strong correlation between targets’ characteristic changes and the modulation signal, dim and small targets can be effectively detected. Rigorous simulations and practical experiments have validated the remarkable efficacy of AMCM. Compared to conventional algorithms, AMCM boasts a substantial enhancement in the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) detection limit from 5 to approximately 2, with an area under the precision–recall curve of 0.9396, underscoring its ability to accurately identify targets while minimizing false positives. In essence, AMCM offers an effective method for detecting dim and small space targets and is also conveniently integrated into other passive target detection systems. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Infrared Target Detection)
Show Figures

Figure 1

Back to TopTop