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Image Enhancement for Epigraphic Image Using Adaptive Process Based on Local Statistics

국부통계근거 적응처리에 의한 금석문영상 향상

  • Hwang, Jae-Ho (Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Hanbat National University)
  • 황재호 (한밭대학교 전자공학과)
  • Published : 2007.03.25
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Abstract

We propose an adaptive image enhancement method for epigraphic images, which is based on local statistics. Local statistics of the image are utilized for adaptive realization of the enhancement, that controls the contribution of the smoothing or sharpening paths. Image contrast enhancement occurs in details and noises are suppressed in smooth areas. For modeling the epigraphic image, pre~process is achieved by HSDI(Hanzi squeezed digital image). We have calculated the local statistics from this HSDI model. Application of this approach to HSDI has shown that processing not only smooths the background areas but also improves the subtle variations of edges, so that the word regions can be enhanced. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm has better performance than the conventional image enhancement ones.

국부통계처리에 근거한 금석문영상의 적응영상향상 기법을 제안한다. 영상의 국부통계처리 값들을 영상향상을 위한 적응실현으로 활용하여 평활화와 상세화의 경로를 조정한다. 미세부분에서는 영상이 향상되고 평활영역에서는 잡음이 억제된다 금석 문영상의 모델링을 위해 한지밀착본(韓紙密着本)디지털영상(HSDI, Hanzi squeezed digital image)의 전처리 과정을 수행하였다. HSDI 분석을 통해 국부통계처리 값들을 산출하고 영상을 모델링한다. 본 기법을 HSDI에 적용하여 에지부분의 미세한 변화를 향상시키고 배경영역을 평활시킴으로 결국 문자영역의 시각적 효과를 증대하였다 실험결과들은 제시한 알고리즘이 기존의 영상향상기법보다 우수함을 보여준다.

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