Use of the Multiresolution Capability

of Wavelets for Ship Detection in SAR

Imagery

MENTOR
SRI T.S.R PRASAD
PRESETEND BY
H.M. RAMESH
Use
Use of
of the
the Multiresolution
Multiresolution Capability
Capability of
of Wavelets
Wavelets for
for
Ship
Ship Detection
Detection in
in SAR
SAR Imagery
Imagery

Synthetic Aperture Radar provides a Powerful

Surveillance capabilities allowing observation of broad
expanses independently from weather effects and from
the day/night cycle .
wavelet means function of degree of variation of values
of function in a neighborhood of this point.
By this method
Background noise is drastically reduced
Pulse
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andhigher
higherwith
withthe
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ofnumber
number

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presenceof
ofaadiscontinuity.
discontinuity.

When
When Scale
ScaleBecomes
Becomes Coarser
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,thetwo
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combinate
themselves
themselves
Correct detection a contract parameter,CI ,defined as ratio of
difference between the mean of the intensity of the pixels
belonging to the ship and those surrounding sea by the
dynamic range of fragment of image .
Ship is placed on a inhomogeneous
background
 In figure 8 &9 presents a very small ship in a particular noisy
background, with vertical stripes due to marine features.

An interesting features of the algorithm separation of targets

according to their characteristics
A novel ship detection algorithm based on wavelet theory has
been presented .Noise is drastically reduced and the dynamic
range is enlarged for a more effective performance of the
decision rules.
The algorithm has been successfully tested over
When Applying the method proposed the two ships are separated

thanks to multiresolution capability of WT So each vessel is

detected with a different number of iterations

When the scale is most suitable to its size

 CONCLUSION
A novel ship detection algorithm based on wavelet theory has
been presented .Noise is drastically reduced and the dynamic
range is enlarged for a more effective performance of the
decision rules.

The algorithm has been successfully tested over a set of real

and simulated images