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Hardware Design of Real-Time Wide Dynamic Range Algorithm Based on Tone Mapping Method for Image Quality Enhancement

영상 품질 향상을 위한 색 사상 기반 실시간 광역역광보정 알고리즘의 하드웨어 설계

  • Kim, Geun-Jun (Department of Electronic Engineering, Dong-A University) ;
  • Kang, Bongsoon (Department of Electronic Engineering, Dong-A University)
  • Received : 2017.11.15
  • Accepted : 2017.12.13
  • Published : 2018.02.28
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Abstract

Method for improving the image quality are divided into a tone mapping method and a retinex theory based method. Typical example of the image quality enhancement method using tone mapping method is one using image characteristics like histogram. In this paper, we propose a hardware design of real-time wide dynamic range algorithm based on tone mapping method for image quality enhancement. The proposed method divides the image into the luminance and chroma components and then improves the chroma region based on the variation of the luminance component. Adding to that, it is designed to be compatible with the existing 8-bit signal, using high quality image with 12-bit extended signal according to the desired flow. As a result of simulation, it is confirmed that the image quality is improved, and the hardware design is confirmed that the real-time operations is possible at the maximum frequency at 138.26MHz.

영상의 화질을 개선하는 방법은 색 사상 방법과 레티넥스 방법으로 나누어진다. 색 사상 방법의 대표적인 예는 히스토그램을 기반으로 영상의 화질을 개선하는 방법이다. 본 논문에서는, 영상 품질 향상을 위한 색 사상 기반 실시간 광역역광보정 알고리즘의 하드웨어 설계를 제안한다. 제안하는 방법은 영상을 밝기 영역과 색 영역으로 나눈 후, 밝기 영역의 변화량을 기초하여 색 영역을 개선한다. 또한, 고품질의 영상을 원하는 흐름에 맞추어, 12bit로 확장된 신호를 사용하며, 기존의 8bit 신호와도 호환이 가능하게 설계하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과로 영상의 화질의 개선됨을 확인 하였으며, 하드웨어 설계 결과 최대 138.26MHz로 실시간 동작이 가능함을 확인하였다.

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