Discrete cosine transform based regularized high-resolution image reconstruction algorithm
Seunghyeon Rhee · Optical Engineering · 1999
While high-resolution images are required for various applica- tions, aliased low-resolution images are only available due to the physi- cal limitations of sensors. We propose an algorithm to reconstruct a high- resolution image from multiple aliased low-resolution images, which is based on the generalized deconvolution technique. The conventional approaches are based on the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) since the aliasing effect is easily analyzed in the frequency domain. However, the useful solution may not be available in many cases, i.e., the underdeter- mined cases or the insufficient subpixel information cases. To compen- sate for such ill-posedness, the generalized regularization is adopted in the spatial domain. Furthermore, the usage of the discrete cosine trans- form (DCT) instead of the DFT leads to a computationally efficient recon- struction algorithm. The validity of the proposed algorithm is both theo- retically and experimentally demonstrated. It is also shown that the artifact caused by inaccurate motion information is reduced by regular- ization. © 1999 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. (S0091-3286(99)00508-5)