An improved adaptive detail enhancement algorithm for infrared images based on guided image filter

Detail enhancement algorithms are important for raw infrared images to improve their overall contrast and highlight important information in them. To solve the problems that current algorithms like GF&DDE have, an improved adaptive detail enhancement algorithm for infrared images based on a guided image filter is proposed in this paper. It chooses the threshold for the base layer image adaptively according to the histogram statistical information and adjusts the mapping range of the histograms according to the dynamic range of the image. Besides, the detail layer is handled by a simpler adaptive gain control method to achieve the good detail enhancement effect. Finally, the base layer and the detail are merged according to the approximate proportion of the background and the details. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can adaptively and efficiently enhance different dynamic range images in different scenarios. Moreover, this algorithm has high real-time performance.     

Medical image contrast enhancement based on improved sparrow search algorithm

The collection or transmission of medical images is often disturbed by various factors, such as insufficient brightness and noise pollution, which will result in the deterioration of image quality and significantly affect the clinical diagnosis. To improve the quality of medical images, a contrast enhancement method based on improved sparrow search algorithm is proposed in this paper. The method is divided into two steps to enhance the medical images. First, a new transform function is introduced to improve the brightness or contrast of medical images, and two parameters in the transform function are optimized by the improved sparrow search algorithm. Second, adaptive histogram equalization method with contrast limited is used to equalize the result image of the previous step to make the pixel distribution of the image more uniform. Finally, a large number of experiments and qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted on the common data sets. The analysis results demonstrate that the presented approach outperforms some existing medical image processing approaches.     

基于人眼视觉特性的邻域自适应模糊增强算法

针对灰度适中时人眼分辨力较强的视觉特性,利用Prewitt算子求得梯度图像,并在隶属函数的定义中引入像素的邻域均值分量,对梯度图像进行模糊域的自适应增强。实验证明该算法克服了传统模糊增强算法会对噪声点进行增强的缺点,在增强图像细节的同时有效地抑制了图像的噪声。     

A Post-Processing Algorithm for Boosting Contrast of MRI Images

Low contrast of Magnetic Resonance (MR) images limits the visibility of subtle structures and adversely affects the outcome of both subjective and automated diagnosis. State-of-the-art contrast boosting techniques intolerably alter inherent features of MR images. Drastic changes in brightness features, induced by post-processing are not appreciated in medical imaging as the grey level values have certain diagnostic meanings. To overcome these issues this paper proposes an algorithm that enhance the contrast of MR images while preserving the underlying features as well. This method termed as Power-law and Logarithmic Modification-based Histogram Equalization (PLMHE) partitions the histogram of the image into two sub histograms after a power-law transformation and a log compression. After a modification intended for improving the dispersion of the sub-histograms and subsequent normalization, cumulative histograms are computed. Enhanced grey level values are computed from the resultant cumulative histograms. The performance of the PLMHE algorithm is compared with traditional histogram equalization based algorithms and it has been observed from the results that PLMHE can boost the image contrast without causing dynamic range compression, a significant change in mean brightness, and contrast-overshoot.     

Polarimetric imaging method for target enhancement in haze based on polarimetric retrieval

Polarimetric imaging has been proven to be an effective way in detecting the targets of interest in complicated surroundings by analyzing the polarization property, instead of the intensity, of the light emanating from the objects. Unfortunately, polarimetric imaging encounters difficulty when the surroundings are very scattered, where on the one hand the polarization property of the object light usually becomes very faint after a strong depolarized scattering process; on the other hand, the object light will be blended with the atmospheric light scattered by haze particles (airlight). In this paper, we propose a polarimetric imaging retrieval method that can be used for such challenging conditions. Firstly, the airlight radiance is estimated precisely. Then, the airlight is removed from the hazy images. Finally, the residual polarization property of the object light is regained, which ensures the validity of the polarimetric imaging method in these conditions. The experiments confirm that the proposed method is useful in enhancing polarimetric imaging detection in haze.     

基于自适应传播机制的红外图像快速增强算法

针对传统的红外图像对比度增强方法存在的运算速度慢、增强效果不佳的问题,提出了一种基于自适应传播机制的红外图像对比度快速增强算法。首先使用自适应传播机制求出红外图像的各种局部空间信息,然后对各种信息进行非线性拉伸调整,得到增强后的图像。最后,比较和分析了几种增强算法实验结果,证明了本方法快速高效的优异性质。     

自适应图像增强的管道机器人缺陷检测方法

针对管道检测过程中图像采集光照不均匀、缺陷边缘提取不准确的问题, 提出一种基于自适应图像增强的管道机器人缺陷检测方法。首先设计单尺度Retinex自适应图像增强算法, 利用引导滤波对图像进行照度分量估计, 经自适应Gamma矫正得到光照均衡图像, 实现自适应图像增强;再对传统Canny边缘检测方法进行改进, 采用双边滤波平滑图像, 通过迭代阈值法进行缺陷图像分割, 根据边缘像素相似性进行连接, 实现缺陷轮廓的有效提取。搭建基于自适应图像增强的管道机器人缺陷检测系统, 利用履带式小车搭载云台摄像机, 对管道内壁缺陷进行全方位视觉检测。实验结果表明, 本文的检测方法可自适应矫正图像亮度, 图像亮度不均匀明显改善, 相比次优算法, 图像信息熵提升2.4%, 图像平均梯度提升2.3%, 峰值信噪比提升4.4%, 可有效提取出管道缺陷边缘, 缺陷识别准确率达到97%。     

Improved fuzzy entropy clustering algorithm for MRI brain image segmentation

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain image segmentation is essential at preliminary stage in the neuroscience research and computer‐aided diagnosis. However, presence of noise and intensity inhomogeneity in MRI brain images leads to improper segmentation. The fuzzy entropy clustering (FEC) is often used to deal with noisy data. One major disadvantage of the FEC algorithm is that it does not consider the local spatial information. In this article, we have proposed an improved fuzzy entropy clustering (IFEC) algorithm by introducing a new fuzzy factor, which incorporates both local spatial and gray‐level information. The IFEC algorithm is insensitive to noise, preserves the image detail during clustering, and is free of parameter selection. The efficacy of IFEC algorithm is demonstrated by comparing it quantitatively with the state‐of‐the‐art segmentation approaches in terms of similarity index on publically available real and simulated MRI brain images.     

An improved SRC method based on virtual samples for face recognition

The sparse representation classifier (SRC) performs classification by evaluating which class leads to the minimum representation error. However, in real world, the number of available training samples is limited due to noise interference, training samples cannot accurately represent the test sample linearly. Therefore, in this paper, we first produce virtual samples by exploiting original training samples at the aim of increasing the number of training samples. Then, we take the intra-class difference as data representation of partial noise, and utilize the intra-class differences and training samples simultaneously to represent the test sample in a linear way according to the theory of SRC algorithm. Using weighted score level fusion, the respective representation scores of the virtual samples and the original training samples are fused together to obtain the final classification results. The experimental results on multiple face databases show that our proposed method has a very satisfactory classification performance.     

基于混杂系统Q学习最优控制的信号灯控制方法

采用混杂切换系统Q学习最优控制方法实现了单交叉口信号灯优化控制.提出了应用强化学习中的Q学习进行混杂系统切换控制的方法,并将该方法应用于解决交叉口信号灯控制问题.首先建立了交叉口混杂切换系统模型,在确定信号灯控制行为集的基础上,应用Q学习算法决定最优的控制策略,进而得出交叉口信号灯最佳切换信号.采用Paramics微观交通仿真软件进行了仿真,结果验证了采用该方法实现混杂切换系统优化控制问题的可行性和有效性.     

An improved multi-objective evolutionary algorithm based on decomposition for energy-efficient permutation flow shop scheduling problem with sequence-dependent setup time

With the increasing attention on environment issues, green scheduling in manufacturing industry has been a hot research topic. As a typical scheduling problem, permutation flow shop scheduling has gained deep research, but the practical case that considers both setup and transportation times still has rare research. This paper addresses the energy-efficient permutation flow shop scheduling problem with sequence-dependent setup time to minimise both makespan as economic objective and energy consumption as green objective. The mathematical model of the problem is formulated. To solve such a bi-objective problem effectively, an improved multi-objective evolutionary algorithm based on decomposition is proposed. With decomposition strategy, the problem is decomposed into several sub-problems. In each generation, a dynamic strategy is designed to mate the solutions corresponding to the sub-problems. After analysing the properties of the problem, two heuristics to generate new solutions with smaller total setup times are proposed for designing local intensification to improve exploitation ability. Computational tests are carried out by using the instances both from a real-world manufacturing enterprise and generated randomly with larger sizes. The comparisons show that dynamic mating strategy and local intensification are effective in improving performances and the proposed algorithm is more effective than the existing algorithms.     

An adaptive fast multipole boundary element method for three-dimensional acoustic wave problems based on the Burton–Miller formulation

The high solution costs and non-uniqueness difficulties in the boundary element method (BEM) based on the conventional boundary integral equation (CBIE) formulation are two main weaknesses in the BEM for solving exterior acoustic wave problems. To tackle these two weaknesses, an adaptive fast multipole boundary element method (FMBEM) based on the Burton–Miller formulation for 3-D acoustics is presented in this paper. In this adaptive FMBEM, the Burton–Miller formulation using a linear combination of the CBIE and hypersingular BIE (HBIE) is applied to overcome the non-uniqueness difficulties. The iterative solver generalized minimal residual (GMRES) and fast multipole method (FMM) are adopted to improve the overall computational efficiency. This adaptive FMBEM for acoustics is an extension of the adaptive FMBEM for 3-D potential problems developed by the authors recently. Several examples on large-scale acoustic radiation and scattering problems are presented in this paper which show that the developed adaptive FMBEM can be several times faster than the non-adaptive FMBEM while maintaining the accuracies of the BEM.