Infrared target edge detection algorithm based on Canny algorithm Lian Jie, Han Chuanjiu, Pan Lu (Dept. of Communication and Information Engineering, Guilin Univ. of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004) Abstract: According to the feature of infrared image, an improved Canny algorithm is proposed. The source image is decomposed and composed by wavelet, which could suppress the noise effect to targets. Then the denoised image is derived. And the edges of this image are detected using Canny operator. This edge detection method combines the advantages of both wavelet transform and Canny methods together, thus suppressing effectively the noises with the consecutive and clear edges kept up experimental results showed that the approach is superior to Canny method used alone. Key words: Canny operator;Infrared image;Edge detection;Wavelet transform