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Method and apparatus for the restoration of images degraded by mechanical vibrations
Assignee: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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Filing: 1997-02-06
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Granted: 1998-08-04
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Expires: 2017-02-06
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus to restore images degraded by motion or vibration as characterized by the measurement of the relative motion between the object and the imaging device, calculation of the Optical Transfer Function (OTF) from the Line Spread Function (LSF), and applying a restoration filter M according to the following rule ##EQU1## where H is the image motion OTF, C is the discrete Laplacian operator which is used to minimize the error and γ is the convergence parameter of an iterative algorithm.
Inventors
- 👤 Norman S. Kopeika
- 👤 Ofer Hadar
- 👤 Itai Dror
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:42
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T5/00; G06T5/73; G06T5/10; H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/60; H04N23/68; H04N23/681; H04N23/6812; H04N23/682; G06T2207/00; G06T2207/20; G06T2207/20048; G06T2207/20056; G06T2207/20172; G06T2207/20201
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A method to restore an image degraded by relative mechanical vibration motion between the object and the imaging device, such method comprising the steps of: determining the relative mechanical vibration motion as a function of time x(t); calculating the Line Spread Function (LSF) by generating the displacement histogram f x (x); calculating the Optical Transfer Function (OTF) according to the rule ##EQU4## and applying a restoration filter M according to the rule ##EQU5## where H is the said OTF, C is the discrete Laplacian operator and γ is a parameter which minimizes the variance of noise present in the degraded image.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
101 words
A method to restore an image degraded by relative mechanical vibration motion between the object and the imaging device, such method comprising the steps of: determining the relative mechanical vibration motion as a function of time x(t); calculating the Line Spread Function (LSF) by generating the displacement histogram f x (x); calculating the Optical Transfer Function (OTF) according to the rule ##EQU4## and applying a restoration filter M according to the rule ##EQU5## where H is the said OTF, C is the discrete Laplacian operator and γ is a parameter which minimizes the variance of noise present in the degraded image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the relative mechanical vibration motion is determined by a motion sensor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the imaging device is a video camera.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the imaging device is a still camera.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 where the relative mechanical vibration motion is two-dimensional and in which the calculations are performed on both dimensions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
107 words
Apparatus to restore an image degraded by relative mechanical vibration motion between the object and the imaging device, such apparatus comprising: at least one motion sensor to determine the relative mechanical vibration motion as a function of time x(t); means to calculate the Line Spread Function (LSF) by generating the displacement histogram f x (x); means to calculate the Optical Transfer Function (OTF) according to the rule ##EQU6## and to calculate a restoration filter M according to the rule ##EQU7## where H is the OTF, C is the discrete Laplacian operator and γ is a parameter which minimizes the variance of noise present in the degraded image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
107 words
Apparatus to restore an image degraded by relative mechanical vibration motion between the object and the imaging device, such apparatus comprising: at least one motion sensor to determine the relative mechanical vibration motion as a function of time x(t); means to calculate the Line Spread Function (LSF) by generating the displacement histogram f x (x); means to calculate the Optical Transfer Function (OTF) according to the rule ##EQU6## and to calculate a restoration filter M according to the rule ##EQU7## where H is the OTF, C is the discrete Laplacian operator and γ is a parameter which minimizes the variance of noise present in the degraded image.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the imaging device is a video camera.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the imaging device is a still camera.
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