Systems and methods of automated detection of gas plumes using optical imaging

A method comprising:

• capturing at least two images of a scene with a camera;
• detecting pixels in the at least two images, indicating motion in the scene;
• quantifying motion in the scene based on the detected pixels;
• determining a dominant motion in the scene utilizing said motion quantification, wherein the dominant motion indicates a background in the scene;
• and
• reducing an influence of said dominant motion in the scene, to indicate a location of a gas plume in the scene.

A method comprising:

• capturing at least two images of a scene with an optical gas imaging (OGI) camera;
• detecting, by a processor in communication with the camera, a dominant motion direction and velocity, wherein the detected dominant motion direction and velocity is based on a movement of the camera between the captured at least two images;
• applying, by the processor, a value to one or more pixels of the captured images based on a direction of motion and a velocity of motion in the scene between the at least two captured images;
• and
• subtracting, by the processor, one or more pixels from the applied valued pixels associated with the dominant motion direction and velocity;
• and
• generating, by the processor, an image of an output of a gas plume based on the subtracted pixels and the applied value pixels, wherein the gas plume is accentuated in the generated image.