简介：Fusionofsyntheticapertureradar(SAR)andforwardlookinginfrared(FLIR)imagesisanimportantsubjectforaerospaceandsensorsurveillance.ThispaperpresentsaschemetoachieveanaturalcolorimagebasedonthecontoursfeatureofSARandthetargetregionfeatureofFLIRsothattheoverallscenerecognitionandsituationalawarenesscanbeimproved.TheSARandFLIRimagesarefirstdecomposedintosteerablepyramids,andthecontourmapsintheSARimageandtheregionmapsintheFLIRimagearecalculated.Thecontourandregionfeaturesarefusedateachlevelofthesteerablepyramids.Acolorimageisthenformedbytransferringdaytimecolortothemonochromicimagebyusingthenaturalcolortransfertechnique.ExperimentalresultsshowthattheproposedmethodiseffectiveinprovidingacolorfusionofSARandFLIRimages.