Abstract
The image captured in water is hazy due to the several effects of the underwater medium. These effects are governed by the suspended particles that lead to absorption and scattering of light during image formation process. The underwater medium is not friendly for imaging data and brings low contrast and fade color issues. Therefore, during any image based exploration and inspection activity, it is essential to enhance the imaging data before going for further processing. This paper presents a wavelet-based fusion method to enhance the hazy underwater images by addressing the low contrast and color alteration issues. The publicly available hazy underwater images are enhanced and analyzed qualitatively with some state of the art methods. The quantitative study of image quality depicts promising results.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | USYS 2016 - 2016 IEEE 6th International Conference on Underwater System Technology |
| Subtitle of host publication | Theory and Applications |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 83-88 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781509057986 |
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| State | Published - 6 Apr 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 6th IEEE International Conference on Underwater System Technology: Theory and Applications, USYS 2016 - Pulau Pinang, Malaysia Duration: 13 Dec 2016 → 14 Dec 2016 |
Publication series
| Name | USYS 2016 - 2016 IEEE 6th International Conference on Underwater System Technology: Theory and Applications |
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Conference
| Conference | 6th IEEE International Conference on Underwater System Technology: Theory and Applications, USYS 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | Malaysia |
| City | Pulau Pinang |
| Period | 13/12/16 → 14/12/16 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 IEEE.
Keywords
- Underwater
- fusion
- hazy images
- image enhancement
- wavelet
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Automotive Engineering
- Oceanography