As one of the most simple and effective single image dehazing methods, the dark channel prior(DCP) algorithm has been widely applied. However, the algorithm does not work for pixels similar to airlight(e.g., snowy gro...As one of the most simple and effective single image dehazing methods, the dark channel prior(DCP) algorithm has been widely applied. However, the algorithm does not work for pixels similar to airlight(e.g., snowy ground or a white wall), resulting in underestimation of the transmittance of some local scenes. To address that problem, we propose an image dehazing method by incorporating Markov random field(MRF) with the DCP. The DCP explicitly represents the input image observation in the MRF model obtained by the transmittance map. The key idea is that the sparsely distributed wrongly estimated transmittance can be corrected by properly characterizing the spatial dependencies between the neighboring pixels of the transmittances that are well estimated and those that are wrongly estimated. To that purpose, the energy function of the MRF model is designed. The estimation of the initial transmittance map is pixel-based using the DCP, and the segmentation on the transmittance map is employed to separate the foreground and background, thereby avoiding the block effect and artifacts at the depth discontinuity. Given the limited number of labels obtained by clustering, the smoothing term in the MRF model can properly smooth the transmittance map without an extra refinement filter. Experimental results obtained by using terrestrial and underwater images are given.展开更多
In the field of computer and machine vision, haze and fog lead to image degradation through various degradation mechanisms including but not limited to contrast attenuation, blurring and pixel distortions. This limits...In the field of computer and machine vision, haze and fog lead to image degradation through various degradation mechanisms including but not limited to contrast attenuation, blurring and pixel distortions. This limits the efficiency of machine vision systems such as video surveillance, target tracking and recognition. Various single image dark channel dehazing algorithms have aimed to tackle the problem of image hazing in a fast and efficient manner. Such algorithms rely upon the dark channel prior theory towards the estimation of the atmospheric light which offers itself as a crucial parameter towards dehazing. This paper studies the state-of-the-art in this area and puts forwards their strengths and weaknesses. Through experiments the efficiencies and shortcomings of these algorithms are shared. This information is essential for researchers and developers in providing a reference for the development of applications and future of the research field.展开更多
To solve the problem of color distortion after dehazing in the sky region by using the classical dark channel prior method to process the hazy images with large regions of sky,an improved dark channel image dehazing m...To solve the problem of color distortion after dehazing in the sky region by using the classical dark channel prior method to process the hazy images with large regions of sky,an improved dark channel image dehazing method based on Gaussian mixture model is proposed.Firstly,we use the Gaussian mixture model to model the hazy image,and then use the expectation maximization(EM)algorithm to optimize the parameters,so that the hazy image can be divided into the sky region and the non-sky region.Secondly,the sky region is divided into a light haze region,a medium haze region and a heavy haze region according to the different dark channel values to estimate the transmission respectively.Thirdly,the restored image is obtained by combining the atmospheric scattering model.Finally,adaptive local tone mapping for high dynamic range images is used to adjust the brightness of the restored image.The experimental results show that the proposed method can effectively eliminate the color distortion in the sky region,and the restored image is clearer and has better visual effect.展开更多
Obtaining clear and true images is a basic requirement for agricultural monitoring.However,under the influence of fog,haze and other adverse weather conditions,captured images are usually blurred and distorted,resulti...Obtaining clear and true images is a basic requirement for agricultural monitoring.However,under the influence of fog,haze and other adverse weather conditions,captured images are usually blurred and distorted,resulting in the difficulty of target extraction.Traditional image dehazing methods based on image enhancement technology can cause the loss of image information and image distortion.In order to address the above-mentioned problems caused by traditional image dehazing methods,an improved image dehazing method based on dark channel prior(DCP)was proposed.By enhancing the brightness of the hazed image and processing the sky area,the dim and un-natural problems caused by traditional image dehazing algorithms were resolved.Ten different test groups were selected from different weather conditions to verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm,and the algorithm was compared with the commonly-used histogram equalization algorithm and the DCP method.Three image evaluation indicators including mean square error(MSE),peak signal to noise ratio(PSNR),and entropy were used to evaluate the dehazing performance.Results showed that the PSNR and entropy with the proposed method increased by 21.81%and 5.71%,and MSE decreased by 40.07%compared with the original DCP method.It performed much better than the histogram equalization dehazing method with an increase of PSNR by 38.95%and entropy by 2.04%and a decrease of MSE by 84.78%.The results from this study can provide a reference for agricultural field monitoring.展开更多
Poor visibility in bad weather, such as haze and fog, is a major problem for many applications of computer vision. Thus, haze removal is highly required for receiving high performance of the vision algorithm. In this ...Poor visibility in bad weather, such as haze and fog, is a major problem for many applications of computer vision. Thus, haze removal is highly required for receiving high performance of the vision algorithm. In this paper, we propose a new fast dehazing method for real-time image and video processing. The transmission map estimated by an improved guided filtering scheme is smooth and respect with depth information of the underlying image. Results demonstrate that the proposed method achieves good dehazeing effect as well as real-time performance. The proposed algorithm, due to its speed and ability to improve visibility, may be used with advantages as pre-processing in many systems ranging from surveillance, intelligent vehicles, to remote sensing.展开更多
针对经典图像去雾算法在边缘区域易产生光晕效应、天空等明亮区域还原失真、色调偏移等问题,提出一种基于天空检测和超像素分割的改进暗通道图像去雾新方法(Dark Channel Prior based on Sky Detection and Super Pixel,SSPDCP).首先对...针对经典图像去雾算法在边缘区域易产生光晕效应、天空等明亮区域还原失真、色调偏移等问题,提出一种基于天空检测和超像素分割的改进暗通道图像去雾新方法(Dark Channel Prior based on Sky Detection and Super Pixel,SSPDCP).首先对雾图采用HSV变换提取亮度分量进行自适应阈值分割;然后应用图像连通分析技术识别天空域;接着利用天空域估计大气光值,针对天空和非天空区域分别建立各自的透射率计算模型,并基于构建的超像素级透射率融合模型获得融合透射率图,以促进边界区域的平滑过渡,采用多尺度引导滤波精化透射率图;最后应用大气散射模型完成图像复原并进行亮度增强处理,实现无雾图像的自然恢复.该方法识别的天空区域较为连续完整,以超像素代替方形窗口可以有效克服局部块效应的影响,大气光值和透射率图估计更为客观准确.从主观定性和客观定量评价方面来看,该方法复原的图像具有整体误差小、信噪比优良、结构相似度高等优势.本文所提出的图像去雾新方法能有效抑制边缘区域的光晕效应,且复原的天空区域明亮自然,图像去雾质量相比现有方法有进一步提升.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.61571407)。
文摘As one of the most simple and effective single image dehazing methods, the dark channel prior(DCP) algorithm has been widely applied. However, the algorithm does not work for pixels similar to airlight(e.g., snowy ground or a white wall), resulting in underestimation of the transmittance of some local scenes. To address that problem, we propose an image dehazing method by incorporating Markov random field(MRF) with the DCP. The DCP explicitly represents the input image observation in the MRF model obtained by the transmittance map. The key idea is that the sparsely distributed wrongly estimated transmittance can be corrected by properly characterizing the spatial dependencies between the neighboring pixels of the transmittances that are well estimated and those that are wrongly estimated. To that purpose, the energy function of the MRF model is designed. The estimation of the initial transmittance map is pixel-based using the DCP, and the segmentation on the transmittance map is employed to separate the foreground and background, thereby avoiding the block effect and artifacts at the depth discontinuity. Given the limited number of labels obtained by clustering, the smoothing term in the MRF model can properly smooth the transmittance map without an extra refinement filter. Experimental results obtained by using terrestrial and underwater images are given.
文摘In the field of computer and machine vision, haze and fog lead to image degradation through various degradation mechanisms including but not limited to contrast attenuation, blurring and pixel distortions. This limits the efficiency of machine vision systems such as video surveillance, target tracking and recognition. Various single image dark channel dehazing algorithms have aimed to tackle the problem of image hazing in a fast and efficient manner. Such algorithms rely upon the dark channel prior theory towards the estimation of the atmospheric light which offers itself as a crucial parameter towards dehazing. This paper studies the state-of-the-art in this area and puts forwards their strengths and weaknesses. Through experiments the efficiencies and shortcomings of these algorithms are shared. This information is essential for researchers and developers in providing a reference for the development of applications and future of the research field.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61841303,61963023)Project of Humanities and Social Sciences of Ministry of Education in China(No.19YJC760012)。
文摘To solve the problem of color distortion after dehazing in the sky region by using the classical dark channel prior method to process the hazy images with large regions of sky,an improved dark channel image dehazing method based on Gaussian mixture model is proposed.Firstly,we use the Gaussian mixture model to model the hazy image,and then use the expectation maximization(EM)algorithm to optimize the parameters,so that the hazy image can be divided into the sky region and the non-sky region.Secondly,the sky region is divided into a light haze region,a medium haze region and a heavy haze region according to the different dark channel values to estimate the transmission respectively.Thirdly,the restored image is obtained by combining the atmospheric scattering model.Finally,adaptive local tone mapping for high dynamic range images is used to adjust the brightness of the restored image.The experimental results show that the proposed method can effectively eliminate the color distortion in the sky region,and the restored image is clearer and has better visual effect.
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(No.2013AA10230402)Agricultural Science and Technology Project of Shaanxi Province(No.2016NY-157)Fundamental Research Funds Central Universities(2452016077).
文摘Obtaining clear and true images is a basic requirement for agricultural monitoring.However,under the influence of fog,haze and other adverse weather conditions,captured images are usually blurred and distorted,resulting in the difficulty of target extraction.Traditional image dehazing methods based on image enhancement technology can cause the loss of image information and image distortion.In order to address the above-mentioned problems caused by traditional image dehazing methods,an improved image dehazing method based on dark channel prior(DCP)was proposed.By enhancing the brightness of the hazed image and processing the sky area,the dim and un-natural problems caused by traditional image dehazing algorithms were resolved.Ten different test groups were selected from different weather conditions to verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm,and the algorithm was compared with the commonly-used histogram equalization algorithm and the DCP method.Three image evaluation indicators including mean square error(MSE),peak signal to noise ratio(PSNR),and entropy were used to evaluate the dehazing performance.Results showed that the PSNR and entropy with the proposed method increased by 21.81%and 5.71%,and MSE decreased by 40.07%compared with the original DCP method.It performed much better than the histogram equalization dehazing method with an increase of PSNR by 38.95%and entropy by 2.04%and a decrease of MSE by 84.78%.The results from this study can provide a reference for agricultural field monitoring.
文摘Poor visibility in bad weather, such as haze and fog, is a major problem for many applications of computer vision. Thus, haze removal is highly required for receiving high performance of the vision algorithm. In this paper, we propose a new fast dehazing method for real-time image and video processing. The transmission map estimated by an improved guided filtering scheme is smooth and respect with depth information of the underlying image. Results demonstrate that the proposed method achieves good dehazeing effect as well as real-time performance. The proposed algorithm, due to its speed and ability to improve visibility, may be used with advantages as pre-processing in many systems ranging from surveillance, intelligent vehicles, to remote sensing.
文摘针对经典图像去雾算法在边缘区域易产生光晕效应、天空等明亮区域还原失真、色调偏移等问题,提出一种基于天空检测和超像素分割的改进暗通道图像去雾新方法(Dark Channel Prior based on Sky Detection and Super Pixel,SSPDCP).首先对雾图采用HSV变换提取亮度分量进行自适应阈值分割;然后应用图像连通分析技术识别天空域;接着利用天空域估计大气光值,针对天空和非天空区域分别建立各自的透射率计算模型,并基于构建的超像素级透射率融合模型获得融合透射率图,以促进边界区域的平滑过渡,采用多尺度引导滤波精化透射率图;最后应用大气散射模型完成图像复原并进行亮度增强处理,实现无雾图像的自然恢复.该方法识别的天空区域较为连续完整,以超像素代替方形窗口可以有效克服局部块效应的影响,大气光值和透射率图估计更为客观准确.从主观定性和客观定量评价方面来看,该方法复原的图像具有整体误差小、信噪比优良、结构相似度高等优势.本文所提出的图像去雾新方法能有效抑制边缘区域的光晕效应,且复原的天空区域明亮自然,图像去雾质量相比现有方法有进一步提升.