Description:

Continuous image representation, linear 2D systems, 2D spectrum, Digital representation of images, Basic image characteristics: brightness, contrast, resolution, noise, look up tables, histogram, Discrete Fourier transform, discrete cosine transform, image enhancement, geometric operations, image filtering, morphological operations, image restoration, image segmentation, basic principles of image compression.

Contents:

1.Overview of available resources of image data, image sensing process, cameras
2.Basic scheme of image scanning, digitalization and processing. Different image sensing elements.
3.Image digitalization, quantization, types and features, demonstration on HW for digitalization and microscope.
4.Image as two dimensional matrix of data, 3D contours, basic operations on pixels, pixel connectivity.
5.Arithmetic and logic operations on the image, Look up tables (LUS), histogram, histogram equalization.
6.2D Fourier transformation, 2D convolution, image filtering.
7.Image segmentation, geometrical transformation, basic principles of image compression.

Seminar contents:

1.Specifications of Image processing in Matlab, Image processing toolbox, basic image procession operations.
2.Computation of basic image parameters (min. and max brightness, size, SNR, etc.)
3.Arithmetic and logic operations on the image, Look up tables (LUT), histogram, histogram equalization.
4.Histogram and operation on the histogram
5.2D Fourier transformation, 2D convolution (different types of masks), image filtering.
6.Image segmentation, geometrical transformation.
7.Image compression.

Recommended literature:

[1]Gonzales, R.C.: Digital Image Processing using MATLAB, USA, Prentice Hall, 2004.

Keywords:

image processing, filtering, segmentation, transformation, image compression

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar