TY - GEN
T1 - Perceptual Image Fusion Technique of RGB and NIR Images
AU - Lee, Jaelin
AU - Oh, Gyoheak
AU - Jeon, Byeungwoo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - Image fusing techniques for visible-color (RGB) and near-infrared (NIR) images have been actively studied in last decades. Noting that the information obtained from the NIR images can improve the visibility of the RGB images, we propose an algorithm that fuses RGB image with NIR to improve the quality of RGB image based on perceptual information. We first decompose the RGB/NIR image into two parts, detail and base. Subsequently, we adjust each part by applying Just-noticeable difference (JND) profile computed by RGB image. The perceptual information quantified in terms of JND is utilized to preserve the original color characteristics by preventing saturation of image pixel values. Experimental results show that the proposed method provides better texture information and contrast adjustment than the conventional tone-mapped HDR images.
AB - Image fusing techniques for visible-color (RGB) and near-infrared (NIR) images have been actively studied in last decades. Noting that the information obtained from the NIR images can improve the visibility of the RGB images, we propose an algorithm that fuses RGB image with NIR to improve the quality of RGB image based on perceptual information. We first decompose the RGB/NIR image into two parts, detail and base. Subsequently, we adjust each part by applying Just-noticeable difference (JND) profile computed by RGB image. The perceptual information quantified in terms of JND is utilized to preserve the original color characteristics by preventing saturation of image pixel values. Experimental results show that the proposed method provides better texture information and contrast adjustment than the conventional tone-mapped HDR images.
KW - contrast enhancement
KW - image sharpening
KW - just-noticeable difference
KW - Perceptual information
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85071458705
U2 - 10.1109/ITC-CSCC.2019.8793414
DO - 10.1109/ITC-CSCC.2019.8793414
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85071458705
T3 - 34th International Technical Conference on Circuits/Systems, Computers and Communications, ITC-CSCC 2019
BT - 34th International Technical Conference on Circuits/Systems, Computers and Communications, ITC-CSCC 2019
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 34th International Technical Conference on Circuits/Systems, Computers and Communications, ITC-CSCC 2019
Y2 - 23 June 2019 through 26 June 2019
ER -