Real-time image haze removal using an aperture-division polarimetric camera.
Polarimetric dehazing methods have been proven to be effective in enhancing the quality of images acquired in turbid media. We report a new full-Stokes polarimetric camera, which is based on the division of aperture structure. We design a kind of automatic polarimetric dehazing algorithm and load it into the field programmable gate array (FPGA) modules of our designed polarimetric camera, achieving a real-time image haze removal with an output rate of 25 fps. We demonstrate that the image quality can be significantly improved together with a good color restoration. This technique might be attractive in a range of real-time outdoor imaging applications, such as navigation, monitoring, and remote sensing.
Wenfei
W
Zhang
Jian
J
Liang
Liyong
L
Ren
Haijuan
H
Ju
Enshi
E
Qu
Zhaofeng
Z
Bai
Yao
Y
Tang
Zhaoxin
Z
Wu