期刊
COMPUTERS & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
卷 46, 期 -, 页码 356-370出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compeleceng.2015.06.001
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Image contrast enhancement; Histogram smoothing; Brightness preservation; Dynamic stretching; Sub-image separation optimization
Image contrast enhancement and brightness preservation are fundamental requirements for many vision based applications. However, these are two conflicting objectives when the image is processed by histogram equalization approaches. Current available methods may not provide results simultaneously satisfying both requirements. In this work, a pipe-lined approach including color channel stretching, histogram averaging and re-mapping is developed. By using stretching, color information from a scene is restored. Averaging against a uniform distribution enables the output image to recover the information lost. Furthermore, histogram re-mapping reduces artifacts that often arise from the equalization procedure. The technique also employs a search process to find optimal algorithmic parameters, such that the mean brightness difference between the input and output images is minimized. The effectiveness of the proposed method was tested with a set of images captured in adverse environments and compared against available methods. High performing qualitative and quantitative results were obtained. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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