Computational approach for depth from defocus

Journal of Electronic Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Ghita, Ovidiu ^a   Whelan, Paul F ^a   Mallon, John ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH FROM DEFOCUS; RANGE SENSOR;

ESTIMATION; IMAGE SENSORS; INTERPOLATION; OPTIMIZATION;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 23444452065     PISSN: 10179909     EISSN: 1560229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1900743     Document Type: Article

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