Multiresolution convolutive blind source separation using adaptive lifting scheme

This paper describes a new multi-resolution approach for the blind source separation of convolutive image mixtures in transform domain. The proposed method uses an Adaptive Quincunx Lifting Scheme based on wavelet decomposition and a Complex ICA unmixing algorithm. It proceeds in three steps: first, the mixed signals are decomposed by an adaptive lifting scheme. Then, the unmixing algorithm is applied to the more relevant component. The unmixed signals are, thereafter, reconstructed using an inverse transform. Experiments carried out on images from various origins showed that the proposed method yields better results than many widely used blind source separation algorithms.