Active infrared video based fire smoke detection method in zero-illumination environment

The invention discloses an active infrared video based fire smoke detection method in zero-illumination environment. The method comprises the steps of: acquiring active infrared video image data; extracting foreground images from the infrared video image data by a difference method and carrying out intensity value analysis; extracting and analyzing the speed characteristics of clustering centers in the foreground images; calculating an average value and a variance of the speed characteristics of the clustering centers, and comparing a preset threshold value with the calculated variance of the speed characteristics of the clustering centers to judge whether fire-disaster smoke exists in the monitored and limited zero-illumination space or not; if so, giving alarming signals; and if not, returning to the former step to acquire infrared video image data of next frame continuously. In the method, the influence of the background noise of infrared video images is reduced and the active infrared video smoke detection is realized in the zero-illumination environment.