12.1.4.4.2 RGB and Thermal Registration

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Registration. Infrared. RGB-T Registration.
See also Image and Sensor Fusion -- IR and Thermal with Visible.

Li, H.H.[Hui H.], Zhou, Y.T.[Yi-Tong],
Automatic Visual/IR Image Registration,
OptEng(35), No. 2, February 1996, pp. 391-400. BibRef 9602
Earlier:
Automatic EO/IR sensor image registration,
ICIP95(II: 161-164).
IEEE DOI 9510
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And: ICIP95(III: 240-243).
IEEE DOI 9510
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Zhou, Y.T.,
Multi-sensor image fusion,
ICIP94(I: 193-197).
IEEE DOI 9411
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Liu, Z.[Zheng], Laganière, R.[Robert],
Phase congruence measurement for image similarity assessment,
PRL(28), No. 1, 1 January 2007, pp. 166-172.
Elsevier DOI 0611
Feature extraction; Phase congruence; Image comparison; Image quality evaluation BibRef

Liu, Z.[Zheng], Laganière, R.[Robert],
Context enhancement through infrared vision: a modified fusion scheme,
SIViP(1), No. 4, October 2007, pp. 293-301.
Springer DOI 0711
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Earlier:
Registration of IR and EO Video Sequences based on Frame Difference,
CRV07(459-464).
IEEE DOI 0705
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Lee, J.H., Kim, Y.S., Lee, D., Kang, D.G., Ra, J.B.,
Robust CCD and IR Image Registration Using Gradient-Based Statistical Information,
SPLetters(17), No. 4, April 2010, pp. 347-350.
IEEE DOI 1003
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Han, J.G.[Jun-Gong], Pauwels, E.J.[Eric J.], de Zeeuw, P.[Paul],
Visible and infrared image registration in man-made environments employing hybrid visual features,
PRL(34), No. 1, 1 January 2013, pp. 42-51.
Elsevier DOI 1211
Image registration; Line detection; Geometric analysis; Local deformation BibRef

Zhang, Y.N.[Yan-Ning], Zhang, X.W.[Xiu-Wei], Maybank, S.J.[Stephen J.], Yu, R.[Rui],
An IR and visible image sequence automatic registration method based on optical flow,
MVA(24), No. 5, July 2013, pp. 947-958.
WWW Link. 1306
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Li, H.G.[Hong-Guang], Ding, W.R.[Wen-Rui], Cao, X.B.[Xian-Bin], Liu, C.L.[Chun-Lei],
Image Registration and Fusion of Visible and Infrared Integrated Camera for Medium-Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing,
RS(9), No. 5, 2017, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 1706
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Chen, Y.J.[Yan-Jia], Zhang, X.W.[Xiu-Wei], Zhang, Y.N.[Yan-Ning], Maybank, S.J.[Stephen John], Fu, Z.P.[Zhi-Peng],
Visible and infrared image registration based on region features and edginess,
MVA(29), No. 1, January 2018, pp. 113-123.
Springer DOI 1801
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Liu, X.Z.[Xiang-Zeng], Ai, Y.F.[Yun-Feng], Zhang, J.[Juli], Wang, Z.P.[Zhu-Ping],
A Novel Affine and Contrast Invariant Descriptor for Infrared and Visible Image Registration,
RS(10), No. 4, 2018, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 1805
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Min, C.[Chaobo], Gu, Y.[Yan], Li, Y.J.[Ying-Jie], Yang, F.[Feng],
Non-rigid infrared and visible image registration by enhanced affine transformation,
PR(106), 2020, pp. 107377.
Elsevier DOI 2006
Registration, Non-rigid transformation, Infrared image, Image fusion BibRef

Min, C.[Chaobo], Gu, Y.[Yan], Li, Y.J.[Ying-Jie], Yang, F.[Feng],
Adaptive enhanced affine transformation for non-rigid registration of visible and infrared images,
IET-IPR(15), No. 5, 2021, pp. 1144-1156.
DOI Link 2106
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Chen, J.F.[Jin-Fen], Cheng, B.[Bo], Zhang, X.P.[Xiao-Ping], Long, T.F.[Teng-Fei], Chen, B.[Bo], Wang, G.Z.[Gui-Zhou], Zhang, D.G.[De-Gang],
A TIR-Visible Automatic Registration and Geometric Correction Method for SDGSAT-1 Thermal Infrared Image Based on Modified RIFT,
RS(14), No. 6, 2022, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2204
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Meng, L.X.[Ling-Xuan], Zhou, J.[Ji], Liu, S.M.[Shao-Min], Wang, Z.W.[Zi-Wei], Zhang, X.D.[Xiao-Dong], Ding, L.R.[Li-Rong], Shen, L.[Li], Wang, S.F.[Shao-Fei],
A robust registration method for UAV thermal infrared and visible images taken by dual-cameras,
PandRS(192), 2022, pp. 189-214.
Elsevier DOI 2209
Template matching, Pyramid similarity maps, Multilevel local max-pooling, Homography estimation, UAV remote sensing BibRef

Li, J.Q.[Jia-Qi], Bi, G.[Guoling], Wang, X.Z.[Xiao-Zhen], Nie, T.[Ting], Huang, L.[Liang],
Radiation-Variation Insensitive Coarse-to-Fine Image Registration for Infrared and Visible Remote Sensing Based on Zero-Shot Learning,
RS(16), No. 2, 2024, pp. 214.
DOI Link 2402
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Li, H.F.[Hua-Feng], Liu, J.Y.[Jun-Yu], Zhang, Y.F.[Ya-Fei], Liu, Y.[Yu],
A Deep Learning Framework for Infrared and Visible Image Fusion Without Strict Registration,
IJCV(132), No. 5, May 2024, pp. 1625-1644.
Springer DOI 2405
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Che, K.[Kai], Lv, J.[Jian], Gong, J.Y.[Jia-Yuan], Wei, J.[Jia], Zhou, Y.[Yun], Que, L.[Longcheng],
Robust and Efficient Registration of Infrared and Visible Images for Vehicular Imaging Systems,
RS(16), No. 23, 2024, pp. 4526.
DOI Link 2501
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Li, H.F.[Hua-Feng], Yang, Z.[Zengyi], Zhang, Y.F.[Ya-Fei], Jia, W.[Wei], Yu, Z.T.[Zheng-Tao], Liu, Y.[Yu],
MulFS-CAP: Multimodal Fusion-Supervised Cross-Modality Alignment Perception for Unregistered Infrared-Visible Image Fusion,
PAMI(47), No. 5, May 2025, pp. 3673-3690.
IEEE DOI 2504
Feature extraction, Image fusion, Image registration, Dictionaries, Training, Correlation, Visualization, Transformers, registration and fusion BibRef

Tong, X.[Xi], Luo, X.[Xing], Yang, J.X.[Jiang-Xin], Li, X.[Xin], Cao, Y.P.[Yan-Peng],
SC3EF: A Joint Self-Correlation and Cross-Correspondence Estimation Framework for Visible and Thermal Image Registration,
ITS(26), No. 6, June 2025, pp. 7523-7539.
IEEE DOI 2506
Feature extraction, Estimation, Image registration, Correlation, Transformers, Optical flow, Observers, Accuracy, Transforms. BibRef

Ma, L.[Linli], Lin, S.[Suzhen], Zeng, J.C.[Jian-Chao], Wang, Y.B.[Yan-Bo], Jin, Z.[Zanxia],
CLAFusion: Misaligned infrared and visible image fusion based on contrastive learning and collaborative attention,
CVIU(263), 2026, pp. 104574.
Elsevier DOI 2601
Image fusion, Image registration, Contrastive learning, Attention mechanism BibRef

Chen, L.[Ling], Tang, Z.[Zedong], Jiang, X.M.[Xiang-Ming],
Robust feature extraction for visible-NIR image registration through unsupervised dual training with adaptive knowledge transfer,
PR(179), 2026, pp. 113814.
Elsevier DOI 2606
Local feature, Key points detection, Feature description, Visible and infrared images, Unsupervised learning BibRef


Drouin, M.A.[Marc-Antoine], Fournier, J.[Jonathan],
Infrared and Visible Image Registration for Airborne Camera Systems,
ICIP22(951-955)
IEEE DOI 2211
Image registration, Surveillance, Streaming media, Reconnaissance, Cameras, Registers, Synchronization, image fusion, airborne imagery BibRef

Kusram, K.[Kushal], Transue, S.[Shane], Choi, M.H.[Min-Hyung],
Two-Phase Multimodal Image Fusion Using Convolutional Neural Networks,
ICIP21(1874-1878)
IEEE DOI 2201
Performance evaluation, Machine vision, Refining, Imaging, Thermal lensing, Machine learning, Nonlinear Image Registration, Multimodal Imaging BibRef

Jia, X.Y.[Xin-Yu], Zhu, C.[Chuang], Li, M.Z.[Min-Zhen], Tang, W.Q.[Wen-Qi], Zhou, W.L.[Wen-Li],
LLVIP: A Visible-infrared Paired Dataset for Low-light Vision,
RLQ21(3489-3497)
IEEE DOI 2112
Visualization, Image registration, Annotations, Task analysis, Image fusion BibRef

Gois, J.N., da Silva, E.A.B., Pagliari, C.L., Perez, M.M.,
Fusion of Infrared and Visible-Light Videos Using Motion-Compensated Temporal Sub-Band Decompositions,
WACV18(93-101)
IEEE DOI 1806
image fusion, image registration, motion compensation, spatiotemporal phenomena, video signal processing, Videos BibRef

Truong, T.P., Yamaguchi, M., Mori, S., Nozick, V., Saito, H.,
Registration of RGB and Thermal Point Clouds Generated by Structure From Motion,
MSF17(419-427)
IEEE DOI 1802
Calibration, Cameras, Distortion, Image reconstruction, Thermal sensors, BibRef

Yang, M.Y.[Michael Ying], Qiang, Y.[Yu], Rosenhahn, B.[Bodo],
A Global-to-Local Framework for Infrared and Visible Image Sequence Registration,
WACV15(381-388)
IEEE DOI 1503
Cameras BibRef

Bilodeau, G.A.[Guillaume-Alexandre], St-Onge, P.L.[Pier-Luc], Garnier, R.[Romain],
Silhouette-based features for visible-infrared registration,
OTCBVS11(68-73).
IEEE DOI 1106
BibRef

Maclair, G., de Senneville, B.D.[B. Denis], Ries, M., Quesson, B., Desbarats, P., Benois-Pineau, J., Moonen, C.,
PCA-Based Image Registration: Application to On-Line MR Temperature Monitoring of Moving Tissues,
ICIP07(III: 141-144).
IEEE DOI 0709
BibRef

Hrkac, T.[Tomislav], Kalafatic, Z.[Zoran], Krapac, J.[Josip],
Infrared-Visual Image Registration Based on Corners and Hausdorff Distance,
SCIA07(383-392).
Springer DOI 0706
BibRef

Charoentam, O., Patanavijit, V., Jitapunkul, S.,
A Robust Region-Based Multiscale Image Fusion Scheme for Mis-Registration Problem of Thermal and Visible Images,
ICPR06(III: 669-672).
IEEE DOI 0609
BibRef

Wang, J.G.[Jian-Gang], Sung, E., Venkateswarlu, R.[Ronda],
Registration of infra-red and visible-spectrum imagery for face recognition,
AFGR04(638-643).
IEEE DOI 0411
BibRef

Varshney, P.K.[Pramod K.], Chen, H.M.[Hua-Mei], Ramac, L.C.[Liane C.], Uner, M., Ferris, D., Alford, M.,
Registration and fusion of infrared and millimeter wave images for concealed weapon detection,
ICIP99(III:532-536).
IEEE DOI BibRef 9900

Chapter on Registration, Matching and Recognition Using Points, Lines, Regions, Areas, Surfaces continues in
RGB and Thermal Fusion for Object Extraction .


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