Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 59, Issue 12, 1211003(2022)

Image Stitching Based on CLAHE and Improved ZNCC

Guanqun Huo, Jinbo Lu*, and Shengxiang Luo
Author Affiliations
  • School of Electrical Engineering and Information, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, Sichuan , China
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    Histogram clipping
    Interpolation operation
    Process of enhancing image contrast
    After contrast enhancement, feature point extraction and matching results. (a) Traditional method; (b) proposed method
    Schematic of sampling window rotation
    The first and last images of the tested image sequence. (a) bark group; (b) leuven group; (c) bikes group
    Comparison of number of correct matching points in the bark group obtained by different algorithms
    Comparison of number of correct matching points in the leuvne group obtained by different algorithms
    Comparison of number of correct matching points in the bikes group obtained by different algorithms
    Original images of mosaic image. (a) The first group; (b) the second group; (c) the third group
    The first group. (a) Direct extraction; (b) contrast enhanced by the proposed algorithm and then extraction; (c) screening by the proposed algorithm
    The second group. (a) Direct extraction; (b) contrast enhanced by the proposed algorithm and then extraction; (c) screening by the proposed algorithm
    The third group. (a) Direct extraction; (b) contrast enhanced by the proposed algorithm and then extraction; (c) screening by the proposed algorithm
    Image mosaic results of the first group. (a) Classical SIFT algorithm; (b) algorithm in Ref. [2]; (c) proposed algorithm
    Image mosaic results of the second group. (a) Classical SIFT algorithm; (b) algorithm in Ref. [2]; (c) proposed algorithm
    Image mosaic results of the third group. (a) Classical SIFT algorithm; (b) algorithm in Ref. [2]; (c) proposed algorithm
    • Table 1. Comparison of number of correct matching points and correct matching rate obtained by using different window sizes and different thresholds

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      Table 1. Comparison of number of correct matching points and correct matching rate obtained by using different window sizes and different thresholds

      Window sizeThreshold 0.8Threshold 0.7Threshold 0.6Threshold 0.5Threshold 0.4
      ncPcor /%ncPcor /%ncPcor /%ncPcor /%ncPcor /%
      3×321095.8928696.9533997.1338897.2442097.45
      5×525198.0536497.5944197.7847897.7550697.68
      7×728097.2240898.0848198.1653097.7954697.67
      9×928697.9543797.9851698.1054797.8556297.91
    • Table 2. Correct matching rate of each group of images under different algorithms

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      Table 2. Correct matching rate of each group of images under different algorithms

      Data setSIFTSURFORBOurs
      bark 1&299.6292.6899.0699.76
      bark 1&3100.0096.61100.00100.00
      bark 1&4100.0089.5899.75100.00
      bark 1&599.7888.64100.00100.00
      bark 1&6100.0060.00100.00100.00
      leuven 1&298.7794.6699.0699.40
      leuven 1&398.3688.6699.0099.39
      leuven 1&497.9690.7999.1099.13
      leuven 1&597.4581.1199.0698.21
      leuven 1&695.0279.2199.0997.78
      bikes 1&298.2596.1499.0698.32
      bikes 1&396.4394.9698.2798.36
      bikes 1&497.0290.6198.17100.00
      bikes 1&594.2786.9995.7795.00
      bikes 1&688.6684.0090.5590.25
    • Table 3. Correct matching rate of each group of images before and after using proposed algorithm

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      Table 3. Correct matching rate of each group of images before and after using proposed algorithm

      Date setDirect extractionAfter enhancementAfter screening
      Group 167.8668.7770.74
      Group 293.9792.9195
      Group 382.8991.8797.29
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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: May. 21, 2021

    Accepted: Aug. 31, 2021

    Published Online: May. 23, 2022

    The Author Email: Jinbo Lu (lujb@swpu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202259.1211003

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