Super-Resolution Thermal Image Reconstruction

Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging, Thermal Imaging or Thermography, could be the next chapter in safer, more effective screening for cancer, sport injuries including orthopedic issues and more. Unfortunately, thermal image camera resolution is considerably lower than of optical cameras, mostly only 160x120 or 320x240 pixels. The readout durability was still poor and needed improvement. In this paper we introduce a method to enhance image resolution using people tracking scheme. It utilizes a combined input from RGB and thermal cameras. Several thermal frames of lowresolution video may be combined using superresolution techniques to produce a single still image whose resolution is significantly higher than that of any single frame of the original video. These patterns give us improved information on what is occurring in body’s systems and organs. Keywordsthermography;super-resolution;people tracking.