• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.200-209
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• 2016

This paper proposes a non-uniform de-blur algorithm using IMU sensor and a long/short exposure-time image pair to efficiently remove the blur phenomenon. Conventional blur kernel estimation algorithms using sensor information do not provide acceptable performance due to limitation of sensor performance. In order to overcome such a limitation, we present a kernel refinement step based on images having different exposure times which improves accuracy of the estimated kernel. Also, in order to figure out the phenomenon that conventional non-uniform de-blur algorithms suffer from severe degradation of visual quality in case of large blur kernels, this paper a homography-based residual de-convolution which can minimize quality degradation such as ringing artifacts during de-convolution. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is superior to the state-of-the-art methods in terms of subjective as well as objective visual quality.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.1-11
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• 2008

This paper proposes a real-time method using a 3-axis accelerometer to enhance blurred images taken from a camera loaded in mobile devices. Blurring phenomenon is a smoothing effect occurring in photo images. Algorithms to cope with blurring phenomenon is essential since small-size mobile devices tremble severely by even a tiny hand-shaking of a user. In this paper, accurate sensing characteristics of the 3-axis accelerometer is acquired by applying the sensor in pendulum motion and the blurring phenomenon is modeled as a uniform distribution and Gaussian distribution. Also, non-Gaussian distributed model is observed in the experiment of real blurring phenomenon and a particular deblurring function is designed by reversing the model. It has been demonstrated that the application of trembling information to the deblurring function adequately removes the blurring phenomenon.