Detail Preserving Filters for Impulsive Noise Removal in Color Images

Abstract

During the acquisition and transmission of images, it is important that the information is retained with the highest quality. Occasionally noise from various sources can corrupt an image. In this case, various image processing filtering techniques that are effective in removing noise can be used. Noise removal filters are designed to remove specific types of noise. However, they also degrade the image and detail is lost. This is particularly troublesome in cases where there is very little noise. A number of detail preserving filters have been proposed in the past, but most of the work was focused on monochrome images. With today's technological advancements, most of the images used are in full color, and detail preserving filters that have been designed for monochrome, cannot be directly applied for color. In this work, several detail preserving filters that have been designed to remove impulsive noise from color images are first surveyed and compared. We then consider the extension of detail preserving median filters to color images. At the end, we propose new filters that are capable of removing colored impulsive noise with minimum image degradation. Two user adjustable parameters can vary the strength of the filter for best results. Several comparisons with other previously proposed filters will be presented. Finally, in order to make the filter user friendly, an Adobe Photoshop plug-in is to be developed.

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Thesis Completion

2006

Semester

Spring

Advisor

Kasparis, Takis

Degree

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

College

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Degree Program

Electrical Engineering

Subjects

Dissertations, Academic -- Engineering; Engineering -- Dissertations, Academic

Format

Print

Identifier

DP0021997

Language

English

Access Status

Open Access

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Document Type

Honors in the Major Thesis

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