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RRY025 / ASM420 Image processing lp1 HT20 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Space, Earth and Environment

 

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Learning objectives and syllabus

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• Visualise via means of mental images the process of forming 1D and 2D Fourier transforms and also the convolution process. Describe the similarities and differences between the continuous and discrete Fourier transforms and their inter-relationship.
• Select and apply appropriate image enhancement methods for different applications. Discriminate between cases where automated image enhancement methods produce appropriate results and where they do not.
• Understand the differences between averaging and median filtering for reducing image noise.
• Demonstrate understanding of image smoothing and sharpening in both the image and Fourier domains. Select between optimum methods of edge detection in different applications.
• Describe common distorted images as convolutions of the true image with point spread functions (PSF). Describe and decide under which conditions different image restoration algorithms can be used and describe the strengths and weakness of these algorithms.
• Describe the Cosine transform and its relationship to the Fourier transform.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of wavelets and know how to use them to compress and denoise data.
• Explain the difference between lossy and lossless compression methods and explain the concept of data redundancy as the source of compression. Describe the subcomponents of general compressor/decompressor algorithms. Calculate theoretical limits to lossless compression using the Shannon noiseless coding theorem and implement Huffman coding.
• Describe a variety of different mapping functions that can be used to obtain compression and decide when different methods are appropriate. Show via examples why Digital Pulse Code Modulation (DPCM) works and is stable in the face of quantisation errors.
• Describe the main components of the JPEG standard.
• Write computer code in MATLAB to implement selected image processing algorithms.

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