Journal of Jilin University(Engineering and Technology Edition) ›› 2025, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (12): 4010-4023.doi: 10.13229/j.cnki.jdxbgxb.20240538

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Multi⁃scale detail enhancement and layered noise suppression algorithm for image dehazing

Yan YANG(),Wang-liang SHEN   

  1. School of Electronic and Information Engineering,Lanzhou Jiao Tong University,Lanzhou 730070,China
  • Received:2024-05-15 Online:2025-12-01 Published:2026-02-03

Abstract:

An image dehazing algorithm based on a pyramid structure with multi-scale detail enhancement and hierarchical noise suppression is proposed to address the issues of detail blur and noise amplification in existing algorithms. Firstly, a multi-scale detail enhancement algorithm is designed to weight and fuse multiple different exposure images generated by gamma correction, resulting in a fog image after detail enhancement, along with corresponding detail layer and fuzzy layer images, for enhancing the details of the restored image. Secondly, a non-local weighted average algorithm is constructed to optimize the initial transmittance estimated by prior dark direct attenuation, so as to reduce morphological artifacts, while the final transmittance is obtained using a small radius Weighted Guided Image Filter (WGIF). Finally, through the proposed multi-scale hierarchical noise suppression and fog removal algorithm, the fog-free image is restored while noise amplification is suppressed. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can better suppress noise amplification, producing fog-free images with clear details, natural colors, and higher-quality sky region restoration. Furthermore, multiple objective evaluation metrics are significantly improved compared to those of current mainstream algorithms.

Key words: image processing, image dehazing, pyramid structure, detail enhancement, layered noise suppression

CLC Number: 

  • TP391.4

Fig.1

Overall flow chart of the algorithm in this paper"

Fig.2

Gamma function"

Fig.3

Multiple exposure image"

Fig.4

Multi-scale fusion process diagram"

Fig.5

Subjective detail comparison"

Fig.6

Comparison of objective indicators"

Fig.7

Comparison of transmission optimization results"

Fig.8

Result of dehazing image with different size sets"

Fig.9

Defogging results of real dehaze image containing large sky areas by different algorithms"

Fig.10

Defogging results of real dehaze image without large sky areas by different algorithms"

Fig.11

Different algorithms fog results on the I-HAZY dataset"

Fig.12

Different algorithms fog results on the RESIDE dataset"

Table 1

Comparison of objective indicators 1 of different algorithms"

算法指标(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)均值
DCPe58.3477.93029.3445.9981.6121.3400.2970.24545.5060.44415.106
r6.9023.0575.4444.0502.1141.0182.3991.3801.6382.6713.067
s10.80812.27112.00712.01513.33413.49315.74814.60612.60016.52213.340
IVM6.4065.3175.9834.8786.6098.5449.6299.6279.95010.0137.696
VC54.33344.83353.66720.50028.33355.83396.50057.50050.14384.83954.648
HLPe60.1407.10331.8613.1512.9561.4160.1080.15155.6990.24216.283
r9.6625.6957.6628.0563.5402.4242.4962.3323.1152.3994.738
s10.01214.11913.31113.59314.47014.93416.35515.94114.72717.24214.470
IVM6.4665.9685.9944.8086.5159.8309.8309.86811.4709.4048.015
VC30.66724.83324.33337.16737.83369.00095.83385.65544.14378.87152.834
AMEFe25.3993.1584.8971.8380.7971.1010.3700.19450.0180.4588.813
r2.3672.5322.2392.2182.2842.3181.9342.2402.8641.9922.299
s10.68712.90611.93811.89314.51715.38316.46316.31815.20817.99214.322
IVM0.5122.3241.0321.8234.5057.6149.6079.2306.51010.2515.341
VC16.00043.33329.16740.33345.50064.00096.16774.16735.42975.88751.998
MLGPe33.0477.61522.2735.2751.1751.4250.0370.13757.0080.36212.835
r4.5003.1173.9513.5862.0182.1762.2462.4462.1671.9862.819
s14.03514.92614.55214.34215.39815.14016.30215.20614.15117.62215.167
IVM3.7346.1105.3015.0836.1999.66310.1389.87210.79010.4367.733
VC42.16753.16756.33331.66737.66759.66795.66791.66718.71476.29056.300
SGIDe24.9073.3233.7571.4720.7101.0150.3450.32845.4850.3638.171
r1.9801.7521.8642.0721.3981.5271.6311.6071.5041.9151.725
s11.73212.66512.16811.68013.79014.07815.79614.82812.35517.05013.614
IVM0.5282.5560.9041.7674.4327.3089.3369.6137.0608.8715.237
VC26.66742.50028.00044.33339.50041.66774.66765.62546.57160.08146.961
本文e63.43417.42735.1745.8151.0711.3150.1530.38659.3000.35018.442
r12.1956.3329.2926.6513.3043.8934.3872.7108.1002.3255.919
s11.96113.30914.73812.56013.72314.51916.59215.93315.70017.07314.611
IVM4.6735.3955.5715.2465.7039.86310.63710.16111.90610.3087.946
VC63.66739.83341.50042.50051.00084.500100.00093.75089.42981.04868.723

Table 2

Comparison of objective indicators 2 of different algorithms"

算法指标(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)均值
DCPPSNR14.78714.2219.56814.66913.20515.14118.87815.76818.78519.90217.03515.633
SSIM0.7750.7430.6130.7320.7140.7810.8220.8730.8310.8360.8640.780
HLPPSNR16.06415.65317.63215.19713.08616.84218.10216.69516.76718.30314.49516.258
SSIM0.8230.7760.8420.7730.6860.8700.8530.8860.7810.8260.8100.811
AMEFPSNR15.83818.41217.75618.93615.26619.90223.15218.12223.03417.98916.73318.649
SSIM0.8850.8520.8120.8220.8870.8870.8910.8260.7980.8100.7620.839
MLGPPSNR12.49112.30316.06713.52013.06016.61720.02618.64419.25819.38818.82916.382
SSIM0.6140.6120.7940.6550.6450.8630.8870.9030.8410.8470.8870.777
SGIDPSNR13.84612.45913.65918.10915.72620.71318.69318.70420.05523.25616.16717.399
SSIM0.6880.6660.6680.8610.8570.9170.9160.9190.9420.9590.9220.847
本文PSNR16.45215.68820.41017.74015.46519.57119.37722.27321.97923.41622.94519.574
SSIM0.8050.8540.9000.8470.8490.8840.8920.9010.8490.8740.8920.868

Fig.13

Ranking of objective indicators for different algorithms"

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