A robust endmember constrained non-negative matrix factorization method for hyperspectral unmixing

This paper presents a new method based non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) for hyperspectral unmixing, termed robust endmember constrained NMF (RECNMF). The objective function of RECNMF can not only reduce the effect of noise and outliers but also can reduce the size of convex formed by the endmembers and the correlation between the endmembers. The algorithm is solved by the projected gradient method. The effectiveness of RECNMF is illustrated by comparing its performance with the state-of-the-art algorithms in simulated data.