The invention discloses a
multispectral image fusion model based on a double-
branch self-attention-
generative adversarial network and a fusion method thereof, and the model sequentially comprises an input preprocessing module which is used for carrying out the same-amplitude mapping, normalization and overlapping block embedding of visible light and
infrared original images, and generating a to-be-fused feature block; the double-
branch encoder module captures a cross-
modal long-distance dependence and overall brightness structure through multi-head deep
convolution transpose attention (MDTA) and a gated deep
convolution feedforward network (GDFN), and extracts high-frequency texture and edge information by using a reversible residual gating layer and detail DetailNode iteration; the fusion decoder module is used for carrying out multi-level self-attention-
convolution reconstruction on the two paths of features after channel dimension splicing, and outputting a single-frame high-resolution
fusion image; and the double-domain
discriminator module comprises a visible light domain
discriminator and an
infrared domain
discriminator which are respectively used for carrying out adversarial evaluation on the fused image and the corresponding
modal truth value image so as to improve the detail authenticity and the thermal target
contrast ratio of the fusion result. The technical problems that an existing
infrared-visible light
image fusion method is insufficient in detail reservation, unbalanced in brightness and contrast, poor in unsupervised training stability and the like are solved, the method can be deployed on embedded platforms needing real-time and multi-
modal information enhancement such as night monitoring, unmanned driving and edge security and protection, and high-contrast and high-information-amount fusion imaging is achieved.