Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 19, Issue 7, 1659(2011)

Haze removal for aerial degraded images

JI Xiao-qiang1...2,*, DAI Ming1, YIN Chuan-li1, FENG Yu-ping3 and BAI Xu-guang1 |Show fewer author(s)
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    For aerial images with poor contrast and color fidelity due to foggy and hazy weathers, this paper proposes a technique of haze removal for aerial degraded images based on the dark-channel prior and the physical model to improve the visibility of vision system in an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. From the viewpoints of image restoration and image enhancement, the optimized models of global haze removal and self-adapting contract extending are established, respectively. Using the method, a high quality haze-free image can be recovered and the thickness of the haze can be also established. The experimental results on a variety of outdoor haze images demonstrate that it can enhance the contrast and color definition of hazy degraded images fast and efficiently and can achieve satisfactory visual effects. Moreover, the method overcomes the Kaiming He’s drawback of more time consuming, and the aver-age processing time is 10% that of the traditional method.It provides a theoretical reference for the real-time haze removal processing in engineering projects.

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    JI Xiao-qiang, DAI Ming, YIN Chuan-li, FENG Yu-ping, BAI Xu-guang. Haze removal for aerial degraded images[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2011, 19(7): 1659

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    Received: Oct. 12, 2010

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 15, 2011

    The Author Email: Xiao-qiang JI (zuoanmulan@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/ope.20111907.1659

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