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SAR Image Processing Using Wavelet-based Sigma Filter and Edgemap

웨이브렛 기반 시그마 필터와 에지맵을 이용한 SAR 영상처리

  • 고기영 (우원정보기술(주) 기업부설연구소) ;
  • 박철우 (동부산대학 전자정보통신과)
  • Received : 2009.10.08
  • Published : 2009.12.30
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Abstract

Any classification process using SAR images presupposes the reduction of multiplicative speckle noise, since the variations caused by speckle make it extremely difficult to distinguish between neighboring classes within the feature space. This paper focus an argument of effective filter for preserving the weak boundaries by using the proposed method. To reduce speckle noise without blurring the edges of reconstructed image use wavelet-based sigma filter. As a result, the edge information of reconstructed image reduce blurring. Simulation results show that proposed method gives a better subjective quality than conventional methods for the speckle noise.

SAR영상의 가장 큰 문제점은 경계선 부근에서 스패클(Speckle)잡음을 어떻게 줄이느냐 하는 것이다. 본 논문에서는 제안한 방법을 이용하여 경계선을 보존할 수 있는 효과적인 필터를 개발하고자 한다. 스패클 잡음을 줄이면서 에지 영역에 대한 블러링 없는 영상을 추출하기 위하여 웨이브렛 기반의 sigma 필터를 적용하였다. 실험 결과 에지정보에 대한 블러링을 줄인 출력 영상을 구성하였다. 제안한 방법을 미디언 필터와 비교한 결과, 스패클 잡음을 효과적으로 제거한 우수한 영상을 얻을 수 있었다.

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