Image Enhancement Using Adaptive Filtering

  ijett-book-cover  International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT)          
  
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Volume-6 Number-1                       
Year of Publication : 2013
Authors : U.Pavan Kumar , P.Padmaja

Citation 

U.Pavan Kumar , P.Padmaja. "Image Enhancement Using Adaptive Filtering". International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT). V6(1):1-4 Dec 2013. ISSN:2231-5381. www.ijettjournal.org. published by seventh sense research group

Abstract

In this paper, we develop an image enhancement algorithm that modifies the local luminance mean of an image and controls the local contrast as a function of the local luminance mean of the image. The algorithm first separates an image into its lows (low pass filtered form) and highs (high pass filtered form) components. The lows component then controls the amplitude of the highs component to increase the local contrast. The lows component is then subjected to a non linearity to modify the local luminance mean of the image and is combined with the processed highs component. The performance of this algorithm when applied to enhance typical undegraded images, images with large shaded areas, and also images degraded by cloud cover will be illustrated by way of examples

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Keywords
Image enhancement, Low pass filter, Contrast, Non-Linearity, Adaptive Filter.