Image contrast enhancement based sub-histogram equalization technique without over-equalization noise

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2009, Pages 176-182

  Yoon, Hyunsup ^a   Han, Youngjoon ^a   Hahn, Hernsoo ^a  

^a Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Contrast Enhancement; Equalization Noise; Histogram Equalization. Histogram Region Equalization

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; EQUALIZATION NOISE; FEATURE INFORMATION; HISTOGRAM EQUALIZATION. HISTOGRAM REGION EQUALIZATION; HISTOGRAM EQUALIZATIONS; IMAGE CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; LOW DENSITY; WEIGHTED SUM;

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PIXELS;

FACE RECOGNITION;

EID: 78651538998     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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