Blind contrast enhancement assessment by gradient ratioing at visible edges

Image Analysis and Stereology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-95

  Hautière, Nicolas ^a   Tarel, Jean Philippe ^a   Aubert, Didier ^b   Dumont, Éric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

^b Gustave Eiffel University   (France)

Author keywords

Advanced driver assistance system; Blind assessment; Contrast enhancement; Contrast restoration; Edges segmentation; LIP model; Tone mapping; Visibility level

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649117137     PISSN: 15803139     EISSN: 18545165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5566/ias.v27.p87-95     Document Type: Article

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