• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 60, Issue 16, 1610007 (2023)
Yali Hao, Guojia Hou*, Yuemei Li, Baoxiang Huang, and Zhenkuan Pan
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  • College of Computer Science & Technology, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP222442 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yali Hao, Guojia Hou, Yuemei Li, Baoxiang Huang, Zhenkuan Pan. Underwater Image Restoration Based on Total Variation and Color Balance[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(16): 1610007 Copy Citation Text show less
    General framework of proposed method
    Fig. 1. General framework of proposed method
    An example of estimating global background light. (a) Original image; (b) result of the quad-tree subdivision; (c) estimated global background light in red rectangle
    Fig. 2. An example of estimating global background light. (a) Original image; (b) result of the quad-tree subdivision; (c) estimated global background light in red rectangle
    Comparison of the estimated transmission maps using different methods. (a) Original image; (b)-(d) the transmission maps obtained by DCP, UDCP, and the proposed method; (e)-(g) the corresponding restored results by DCP, UDCP, and the proposed method
    Fig. 3. Comparison of the estimated transmission maps using different methods. (a) Original image; (b)-(d) the transmission maps obtained by DCP, UDCP, and the proposed method; (e)-(g) the corresponding restored results by DCP, UDCP, and the proposed method
    Restoration results of different algorithms. (a) Original images; (b) RCP algorithm; (c) IBLA algorithm; (d) ULAP algorithm;(e) UNTV algorithm; (f) UWCNN algorithm; (g) Bayes algorithm; (h) proposed algorithm
    Fig. 4. Restoration results of different algorithms. (a) Original images; (b) RCP algorithm; (c) IBLA algorithm; (d) ULAP algorithm;(e) UNTV algorithm; (f) UWCNN algorithm; (g) Bayes algorithm; (h) proposed algorithm
    Comparison of color correction. (a) Color checker; (b) original image; (c) RCP algorithm;(d) IBLA algorithm;(e) ULAP algorithm; (f) UNTV algorithm; (g) UWCNN algorithm; (h) Bayes algorithm; (i) proposed algorithm
    Fig. 5. Comparison of color correction. (a) Color checker; (b) original image; (c) RCP algorithm;(d) IBLA algorithm;(e) ULAP algorithm; (f) UNTV algorithm; (g) UWCNN algorithm; (h) Bayes algorithm; (i) proposed algorithm
    Ablation experiment. (a) Original images; (b) only defogging and deblurring; (c) only color correction; (d) proposed algorithm
    Fig. 6. Ablation experiment. (a) Original images; (b) only defogging and deblurring; (c) only color correction; (d) proposed algorithm
    No.RawRCPIBLAULAPUNTVUWCNNBayesProposed algorithm
    image10.45590.52600.56730.63180.61820.43610.50230.6375
    image20.56630.57830.61960.65020.63500.50670.50690.6690
    image30.50080.54160.58650.59600.62970.46220.49090.7836
    image40.41750.53370.47780.49440.58980.45310.41030.5971
    image50.45260.52720.53660.55010.62040.44660.51010.6319
    image60.58540.57250.64520.47880.62690.47440.44170.6465
    Table 1. Comparison of UCIQE metrics of restored images with different algorithms
    No.RawRCPIBLAULAPUNTVUWCNNBayesProposed algorithm
    image11.20101.42311.44091.60841.64361.19261.31371.6701
    image21.14161.22801.34311.47361.59941.03120.98691.6736
    image31.38311.47891.57521.56901.69371.30321.31741.7225
    image41.42581.60141.58111.68961.61381.36711.27821.6931
    image51.19041.50811.40571.43891.70191.26541.31861.7652
    image61.77421.82491.80801.64881.89681.49760.94661.9033
    Table 2. Comparison of UIQM metrics of restored images with different algorithms
    No.RawRCPIBLAULAPUNTVUWCNNBayesProposed algorithm
    image10.46130.59190.70310.96751.01010.37990.52501.0702
    image20.53490.59460.66210.76101.00620.34690.37121.0318
    image30.51520.60490.73200.73151.04990.40090.47351.0546
    image40.34430.47230.50450.52660.76960.36030.29280.7730
    image50.45960.64070.72160.74631.10970.42610.58741.1893
    image60.57830.57680.83280.52630.95320.33360.31461.0874
    Table 3. Comparison of FDUM metrics of restored images with different algorithms
    MetricRawRCPIBLAULAPUNTVUWCNNBayesProposed algorithm
    UCIQE0.51210.56290.59690.60530.59780.57390.51840.6237
    UIQM1.21471.39951.44681.411.61471.37281.04671.6546
    FDUM0.46120.53930.66840.65750.87300.55520.50180.8845
    Table 4. Comparison of average values of different objective quality evaluation metrics
    Yali Hao, Guojia Hou, Yuemei Li, Baoxiang Huang, Zhenkuan Pan. Underwater Image Restoration Based on Total Variation and Color Balance[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(16): 1610007
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