But haze removal is highly challenging due to its mathematical ambiguity, typically when the input is merely a single image. In this thesis, we propose a simple but effective image prior, called dark channel prior, to remove haze from a single image. The dark channel prior is a statistical property of outdoor haze-free images: most patches in these images should contain pixels which are dark in at least one color channel. Using this prior with a haze imaging model, we can easily recover high quality haze-free images. Experiments demonstrate that this simple prior is powerful in various situations and outperforms many previous approaches. / Haze is a natural phenomenon that obscures scenes, reduces visibility, and changes colors. It is an annoying problem for photographers since it degrades image quality. It is also a threat to the reliability of many applications, like outdoor surveillance, object detection, and aerial imaging. So removing haze from images is important in computer vision/graphics. / Speed is an important issue in practice. Like many computer vision problems, the time-consuming step in haze removal is to combine pixel-wise constraints with spatial continuities. In this thesis, we propose two novel techniques to solve this problem efficiently. The first one is an unconventional large-kernel-based linear solver. The second one is a generic edge-aware filter which enables real-time performance. This filter is superior in various applications including haze removal, in terms of speed and quality. / The human visual system is able to perceive haze, but the underlying mechanism remains unknown. In this thesis, we present new illusions showing that the human visual system is possibly adopting a mechanism similar to the dark channel prior. Our discovery casts new insights into human vision research in psychology and physiology. It also reinforces the validity of the dark channel prior as a computer vision algorithm, because a good way for artificial intelligence is to mimic human brains. / He, Kaiming. / Adviser: Xiaoou Tang. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 73-06, Section: B, page: . / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-138). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [201-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_344970 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Contributors | He, Kaiming., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Information Engineering. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, theses |
| Format | electronic resource, microform, microfiche, 1 online resource (xi, 138 leaves : ill.) |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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