DMS-OGSTV: A Novel Infrared Small Target Detection Based on Spatial-Temporal Tensor Model
Detecting small targets in complex infrared backgrounds is challenging due to edge aliasing and noise interference. Tensor decomposition methods show potential but have limitations in these conditions. This paper proposes a dynamic motion saliency infrared tensor model that integrates temporal infor...
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| description | Detecting small targets in complex infrared backgrounds is challenging due to edge aliasing and noise interference. Tensor decomposition methods show potential but have limitations in these conditions. This paper proposes a dynamic motion saliency infrared tensor model that integrates temporal information to address these challenges. The method formulates target detection as a low-rank sparse tensor decomposition problem in the spatiotemporal domain. First, we construct the infrared sequence into a holistic spatiotemporal tensor model (STTM) to utilize both spatial and temporal information. Then, based on the sparse-enhanced Tucker decomposition framework, we design a multi-scale energy movement saliency map (MESM) from target motion characteristics. This map serves as a sparse prior, incorporated into the STTM, providing strong decomposition guidance even when the target contrast is weak or overlapped with strong edges. Additionally, we propose a reweighted scheme integrating motion saliency based on the minimum temporal projection of the target component after each iteration, suppressing background clutter and enhancing target separation. Next, for more precise background estimation, we use an accurate low-rank approximation and extend the overlapping group sparse total variation (OGSTV) regularization from 2D to 3D. Compared to traditional variational methods, 3D-OGSTV better distinguishes edges from flat regions, improving background suppression and detection accuracy. Finally, an alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) is used for efficient optimization. Experimental results show our approach outperforms state-of-the-art methods, offering better robustness and accuracy in complex scenes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d8f669b5130549cc9ae96bc59e910d932025-08-20T02:21:51ZengIEEEIEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing1939-14042151-15352025-01-01181472149910.1109/JSTARS.2024.350440210762872DMS-OGSTV: A Novel Infrared Small Target Detection Based on Spatial-Temporal Tensor ModelXiaoling Ge0https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7485-8639Weixian Qian1https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5061-712XZipeng Fu2School of Electronic and Optical Engineering and the Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Spectral Imaging and Intelligent Sense, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Optical Engineering and the Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Spectral Imaging and Intelligent Sense, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Optical Engineering and the Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Spectral Imaging and Intelligent Sense, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, ChinaDetecting small targets in complex infrared backgrounds is challenging due to edge aliasing and noise interference. Tensor decomposition methods show potential but have limitations in these conditions. This paper proposes a dynamic motion saliency infrared tensor model that integrates temporal information to address these challenges. The method formulates target detection as a low-rank sparse tensor decomposition problem in the spatiotemporal domain. First, we construct the infrared sequence into a holistic spatiotemporal tensor model (STTM) to utilize both spatial and temporal information. Then, based on the sparse-enhanced Tucker decomposition framework, we design a multi-scale energy movement saliency map (MESM) from target motion characteristics. This map serves as a sparse prior, incorporated into the STTM, providing strong decomposition guidance even when the target contrast is weak or overlapped with strong edges. Additionally, we propose a reweighted scheme integrating motion saliency based on the minimum temporal projection of the target component after each iteration, suppressing background clutter and enhancing target separation. Next, for more precise background estimation, we use an accurate low-rank approximation and extend the overlapping group sparse total variation (OGSTV) regularization from 2D to 3D. Compared to traditional variational methods, 3D-OGSTV better distinguishes edges from flat regions, improving background suppression and detection accuracy. Finally, an alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) is used for efficient optimization. Experimental results show our approach outperforms state-of-the-art methods, offering better robustness and accuracy in complex scenes.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10762872/Infrared (IR) small target detectionmultiscale energy movementoverlapping group sparse total variation (OGSTV) |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoling Ge Weixian Qian Zipeng Fu DMS-OGSTV: A Novel Infrared Small Target Detection Based on Spatial-Temporal Tensor Model IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing Infrared (IR) small target detection multiscale energy movement overlapping group sparse total variation (OGSTV) |
| title | DMS-OGSTV: A Novel Infrared Small Target Detection Based on Spatial-Temporal Tensor Model |
| title_full | DMS-OGSTV: A Novel Infrared Small Target Detection Based on Spatial-Temporal Tensor Model |
| title_fullStr | DMS-OGSTV: A Novel Infrared Small Target Detection Based on Spatial-Temporal Tensor Model |
| title_full_unstemmed | DMS-OGSTV: A Novel Infrared Small Target Detection Based on Spatial-Temporal Tensor Model |
| title_short | DMS-OGSTV: A Novel Infrared Small Target Detection Based on Spatial-Temporal Tensor Model |
| title_sort | dms ogstv a novel infrared small target detection based on spatial temporal tensor model |
| topic | Infrared (IR) small target detection multiscale energy movement overlapping group sparse total variation (OGSTV) |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10762872/ |
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