Contrast Restoration of Foggy Images through （通过对比恢复雾蒙蒙的图像）.pdfVIP

Proceedings of the 8th International FA4.2 IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems Vienna, Austria, September 13-16, 2005 Contrast Restoration of Foggy Images through use of an Onboard Camera Nicolas Hauti`ere Didier Aubert LIVIC - INRETS / LCPC LIVIC - INRETS / LCPC building 824, 14 route de la Mini`ere building 824, 14 route de la Mini`ere 78000 Versailles, France 78000 Versailles, France nicolas.hautiere@lcpc.fr didier.aubert@inrets.fr Abstract— Perception sensors (cameras, laser, radar) are On the opposite, methods which restore image contrast un- being introduced into certain vehicles. These sensors have der bad weather conditions are much more encountered in the been designed to operate within a wide range of situations literature. Unfortunately, they have all of them rather strong and conditions (weather, luminosity, etc.) with a prescribed set of variation thresholds. Effectively detecting when a given constraints in order to be onboard a moving vehicle. Some operating threshold has been surpassed constitutes a key techniques require prior information about the scene [4]. parameter in the creation of driving assistance systems that Others require dedicated hardware in order to estimate the meet required reliability levels. With this context in mind, weather conditions. an atmospheric visibility measurement system may be capable