Stevens's brightness law, contrast gain control, and edge integration in achromatic color perception: A unified model

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2766-2782

  Rudd, Michael E ^a   Popa, Dorin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR VISION; EDGE DETECTION; GAIN CONTROL; LUMINANCE;

ACHROMATIC COLOR PERCEPTION; BRIGHTNESS LAW EXPONENT; STEVENS'S BRIGHTNESS LAW;

COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 36448957274     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.002766     Document Type: Article

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