Title :
Transient response for automatic gain control with multiple intensity thresholds for image-intensified camera
Author_Institution :
Coolstream, Windsor Mill, MD, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the transient response of an automatic gain control (AGC) with multiple thresholds for intensity in an image-intensified camera. Similar examples have flown in intensified-video systems used in satellites. This paper completes the development of a stable AGC with an improved transient response over the system described in a previous work. The improved transient response uses the integrated scene brightness at various intensity thresholds.
Keywords :
automatic gain control; image intensifiers; transient response; video cameras; automatic gain control; image-intensified camera; integrated scene brightness; intensified-video systems; multiple intensity thresholds; transient response; Brightness; Cameras; Gain control; Image intensifiers; Layout; Nonlinear optics; Optical sensors; Satellites; Stimulated emission; Transient response; Automatic gain control (AGC); image intensification; multiple intensity thresholds; stability; transient response;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIM.2005.853231
