{"title":"Marine remote target signal extraction based on 128 line-array single photon LiDAR","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.infrared.2024.105592","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>LiDAR technology has garnered significant attention in recent years due to its superior directivity, high resolution, and precise 3D information acquisition capabilities, making it indispensable in navigation systems. Among its variants, single-photon LiDAR stands out for maritime applications, owing to its reduced power consumption and extended detection range. However, the high sensitivity of single-photon detectors often results in substantial noise, necessitating effective denoising before data can be utilized for identification, tracking, and other purposes. In this study, we present a novel 128-line, 1550 nm shipborne long-range single-photon LiDAR system, with data collected and analyzed in maritime environments. This system contends with challenges such as a large dynamic range, abundant noise photons, and the complexity of sea surface conditions. To address these issues, we propose an efficient and adaptive denoising algorithm based on the k-th nearest neighbor (KNN) methodology. By examining the distribution characteristics of signal and noise photons, our approach enables target extraction even under conditions of intense noise and sparse signals. Our method exhibits robust adaptability across various detection scenarios. Experimental evaluations demonstrate its efficacy, accurately identifying targets at distances of 3.2 km in clear weather and 1.6 km in foggy conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13549,"journal":{"name":"Infrared Physics & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Infrared Physics & Technology","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350449524004766","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
LiDAR technology has garnered significant attention in recent years due to its superior directivity, high resolution, and precise 3D information acquisition capabilities, making it indispensable in navigation systems. Among its variants, single-photon LiDAR stands out for maritime applications, owing to its reduced power consumption and extended detection range. However, the high sensitivity of single-photon detectors often results in substantial noise, necessitating effective denoising before data can be utilized for identification, tracking, and other purposes. In this study, we present a novel 128-line, 1550 nm shipborne long-range single-photon LiDAR system, with data collected and analyzed in maritime environments. This system contends with challenges such as a large dynamic range, abundant noise photons, and the complexity of sea surface conditions. To address these issues, we propose an efficient and adaptive denoising algorithm based on the k-th nearest neighbor (KNN) methodology. By examining the distribution characteristics of signal and noise photons, our approach enables target extraction even under conditions of intense noise and sparse signals. Our method exhibits robust adaptability across various detection scenarios. Experimental evaluations demonstrate its efficacy, accurately identifying targets at distances of 3.2 km in clear weather and 1.6 km in foggy conditions.
期刊介绍:
The Journal covers the entire field of infrared physics and technology: theory, experiment, application, devices and instrumentation. Infrared'' is defined as covering the near, mid and far infrared (terahertz) regions from 0.75um (750nm) to 1mm (300GHz.) Submissions in the 300GHz to 100GHz region may be accepted at the editors discretion if their content is relevant to shorter wavelengths. Submissions must be primarily concerned with and directly relevant to this spectral region.
Its core topics can be summarized as the generation, propagation and detection, of infrared radiation; the associated optics, materials and devices; and its use in all fields of science, industry, engineering and medicine.
Infrared techniques occur in many different fields, notably spectroscopy and interferometry; material characterization and processing; atmospheric physics, astronomy and space research. Scientific aspects include lasers, quantum optics, quantum electronics, image processing and semiconductor physics. Some important applications are medical diagnostics and treatment, industrial inspection and environmental monitoring.