• DocumentCode
    1691307
  • Title

    Histogram equalization algorithm for variable gray level mapping

  • Author

    Zhu, Youlian ; Huang, Cheng

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Electron. Inf. Eng., Jiangsu Teachers Univ. of Technol., Changzhou, China
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    6022
  • Lastpage
    6025
  • Abstract
    The traditional histogram equalization algorithm is likely to cause information loss. The paper introduced a gray level mapping algorithm in which information entropy remains the same. The algorithm adjusting the gray scale transformation of the image, introduces a new transformation formula parameter β, and makes the spacing of two adjacent gray levels extend in the new mapped histogram. So that it avoids excessive gray pixel merger and excessive bright image. The selection rule of parameter β for different gray levels images is given. Experiments show that the improved algorithm may effectively improve visual effects under the premise of the same information entropy.
  • Keywords
    image colour analysis; image enhancement; excessive bright image; gray pixel merger; gray scale image transformation; histogram equalization algorithm; information entropy; information loss; variable gray level mapping; Adaptive equalizers; Corporate acquisitions; Histograms; Image enhancement; Information entropy; Visual effects; gray level transformation; histogram equalization; image enhancement; information entropy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA), 2010 8th World Congress on
  • Conference_Location
    Jinan
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6712-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WCICA.2010.5554587
  • Filename
    5554587