Motion Deblurring. Algorithms and Systems

A comprehensive guide to restoring images degraded by motion blur, bridging the traditional approaches and emerging computational photography-based techniques, and bringing together a wide range of methods emerging from basic theory as well as cutting-edge research. It encompasses both algorithms and architectures, providing detailed coverage of practical techniques by leading researchers. From an algorithms perspective, blind and non-blind approaches are discussed, including the use of single or multiple images; projective motion blur model; image priors and parametric models; high dynamic range imaging in the irradiance domain; and image recognition in blur. Performance limits for motion deblurring cameras are also presented. From a systems perspective, hybrid frameworks combining low-resolution-high-speed and high-resolution-low-speed cameras are described, along with the use of inertial sensors and coded exposure cameras. Also covered is an architecture exploiting compressive sensing for video recovery. A valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in computer vision, image processing, and related fields.

A. N. Rajagopalan is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He co-authored the book Depth from Defocus: A Real Aperture Imaging Approach in 1998. He was Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in the Technical University of Munich in 2007–8, is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and a Senior Member of the IEEE. He also received the Outstanding Investigator Award from the Department of Atomic Energy, India in 2012.

Rama Chellappa is Minta Martin Professor of Engineering and an affiliate Professor of Computer Science at University of Maryland, College Park. He is also affiliated with the Center for Automation Research and UMIACS, and is serving as the Chair of the ECE department. He is a recipient of the K. S. Fu Prize from the IAPR and the Society, Technical Achievement and Meritorious Service Awards from the IEEE Signal Processing Society. He also received the Technical Achievement and Meritorious Service Awards from the IEEE Computer Society. In 2010, he was recognized as an Outstanding ECE by Purdue University. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, IAPR, OSA and AAAS, a Golden Core Member of the IEEE Computer Society, and has served as a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Signal Processing Society as well as the President of the IEEE Biometrics Council.