Title
Image deblurring using a hybrid optimization algorithm
Abstract
In many applications, such as way finding and navigation, the quality of image sequences are generally poor, as motion blur caused from body movement degrades image quality. It is difficult to remove the blurs without prior information about the camera motion. In this paper, we utilize inertial sensors, including accelerometers and gyroscopes, installed in smartphones, in order to determine geometric data of camera motion during exposure. Based on the geometric data, we derive a blurring function namely point spread function (PSF) which deblur the captured image by reversing motion effect. However, determination of the optimal PSF with respect to the image quality is multioptimum, as deblurred images are not linearly correlated to image intelligibility. Therefore, this paper proposes a hybrid optimization method, which is, incorporated the mechanisms of particle swarm optimization (PSO) and gradient search method, in order to optimize PSF parameters. It aims to incorporate the advantages of the two methods, where the PSO is effective in localizing the global region and the gradient search method is effective in converging local optimum. Experimental results indicated that deblurring can be successfully performed using the optimal PSF. Also, the performance of proposed method is compared with the commonly used deblurring methods. Better results in term of image quality can be achieved. The resulting deblurring methodology is an important component. It will be used to improve deblurred images to perform edge detection, in order to detect paths, stairs ways, movable and immovable objects for vision-impaired people.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/CEC.2014.6900266
IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation
Keywords
Field
DocType
psf,hybrid optimization algorithm,image sequence quality,inertial sensors,point spread function,reversing motion effect,blurring function,pso,particle swarm optimisation,vision-impaired people,image restoration,camera motion,vision impaired navigation,search problems,edge detection,image sequences,gradient methods,image intelligibility,image deblurring,gradient search method,accelerometers,smart phones,gyroscopes,hybrid optimization method,particle swarm optimization,image motion analysis,image quality,deconvolution,sensors
Particle swarm optimization,Computer vision,Mathematical optimization,Deblurring,Feature detection (computer vision),Computer science,Local optimum,Edge detection,Motion blur,Image quality,Artificial intelligence,Point spread function
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-4799-6626-4
0
0.34
References 
Authors
10
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kit Yan Chan147045.36
Nimali Rajakaruna211.36
Chamila Rathnayake300.34
Iain Murray476.87