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http://dx.doi.org/10.13067/JKIECS.2019.14.5.977

Efficient Single Image Dehazing by Pixel-based JBDCP and Low Complexity Transmission Estimation  

Kim, Jong-Ho (Dept. Multimedia Engineering, Sunchon National University)
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The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences / v.14, no.5, 2019 , pp. 977-984 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper proposes a single image dehazing that utilizes the transmission estimation with low complexity and the pixel-based JBDCP (Joint Bright and Dark Channel Prior) for the effective application of hazy outdoor images. The conventional transmission estimation includes the refinement process with high computational complexity and memory requirements. We propose the transmission estimation using combination of pixel- and block-based dark channel information and it significantly reduces the complexity while preserving the edge information accurately. Moreover, it is possible to estimate the transmission reflecting the image characteristics, by obtaining a different air-light for each pixel position of the image using the pixel-based JBDCP. Experimental results on various hazy images illustrate that the proposed method exhibits excellent dehazing performance with low complexity compared to the conventional methods; thus, it can be applied in various fields including real-time devices.
Keywords
Dehazing; Edge-Preserving Transmission Estimation; Image Enhancement; JBDCP; Refinement;
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