A small target detection method for the hyperspectral image based on higher order singular value decomposition (HOSVD)

This letter proposes a small target detection method for the hyperspectral image based on higher order statistics. This method first calculates the coskewness tensor of the hyperspectral image, followed by the orthogonal decomposition using higher order singular value decomposition. The obtained singular vectors are then used to perform the orthogonal transform to the centralized image. Compared to the popular blind source separation techniques, the presented method keeps clear of nonconvergence. Experiments with a real hyperspectral image show that the interested small target will be presented in the first few bands (even in the first band) very clearly after the transformation.