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http://dx.doi.org/10.9708/jksci.2013.18.5.019

Fuzzy Stretching Method of Color Image  

Kim, Kwang-Baek (Dept. of Computer Science, Silla University)
Abstract
TIn this paper, we propose a novel fuzzy stretching method that adopts a triangle type fuzzy membership function to control the highest and lowest brightness limit dynamically. As an essential procedure to enhance the brightness contrast, stretching is an important procedure in color image processing. While popular Ends-in Search stretching method should be provided fixed minimum and maximum brightness threshold from experience, our proposed method determines them dynamically by fuzzy membership functions. The minimum and maximum limit is determined by computing the lowest and highest pixel value according to the membership degree of our designed triangle type membership function. The experiment shows that the proposed method result in far less skewed histogram than those of Ends-in Search stretching thus successfully verifies its effectiveness.
Keywords
Fuzzy stretching; Brightness; Ends-in Search; Membership degree;
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