An MCD-based local ACE algorithm for hyperspectral imagery target detection

Hangqi Yan, Yanning Zhang, Wei Wei, Lei Zhang, Fei Li, Bobo Wang

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Abstract

Unstructured detectors such as KGLRT, ACE and AMF are widely applied for target detection in hyperspectral imagery (HSI). However, conventional global and local approaches construct background model without considering the contamination caused by anomalies and suspected targets. This paper proposes a local ACE algorithm based on the minimum covariance determinant (MCD) estimator. In the proposed algo-rithm, a spectral angle based clustering method is applied to the whitened hyperspectral data to form several disjoint clusters over the whole image. Then for each cluster, the robust estimations of its background statistics are obtained using the MCD estimator. Finally, the ACE detector is applied to each pixel utilizing the robust background statistics of the cluster. With experimental results on two different real datasets, the superiority of the proposed algorithm is demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE International Conference on Orange Technologies, ICOT 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages21-24
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479962846
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Nov 2014
Event2014 IEEE International Conference on Orange Technologies, ICOT 2014 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 20 Sep 201423 Sep 2014

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Orange Technologies, ICOT 2014

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE International Conference on Orange Technologies, ICOT 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period20/09/1423/09/14

Keywords

  • Background Estimation
  • Local ACE Algorithm
  • MCD Estimator
  • Target Detection

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