M.Sc. Tezi Görüntüleme

Student: Tuğba PALABAŞ
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali GANGAL
Department: Bilgisayar Mühendisliği
Institution: Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences
University: Karadeniz Technical University Turkey
Title of the Thesis: Noise Reduction Based on Fuzzy Logic
Level: M.Sc.
Acceptance Date: 24/5/2012
Number of Pages: 88
Registration Number: i2458
Summary:

      Digital images consist of noises for various reasons. Due to presence of these noises, obtaining the necessary information is difficult or impossible.

      In this study, fuzzy logic rules are used for image processing. According to the concept of classical set: an element belong to the cluster or the element is not belong to the cluster; but according to the concept of fuzzy set, all of the elements having a degrees of membership at the range of [0,1] belong to the cluster. This situation, provide to produce the result using methods closer to human reasoning system.

      Several fuzzy filtering methods for noise reduction have been developed so far. In this study, aimed that salt and pepper noise is reduced using a novel filtering method while preserving edge, detail and texture information. Filtering process is realized in two stages. In the first stage, noise level is detected in the image, in the second stage; filtering process is done with Switching Adaptive Fuzzy Filter (SAFF).The proposed method is able to reduce salt and pepper noise in gray level digital images while preserving image details, and textures very well.

      All results of the applications were obtained by using the MATLAB program.

      Key Words: Digital Image, Fuzzy Logic, Fuzzy Set, Salt and Pepper Noise, Adaptive Fuzzy Filter.