The invention discloses a multi-scale Retinex low-illumination
image enhancement method based on modified bilateral filtering, and belongs to the field of
digital image processing. Aiming at the problems of insufficient image brightness, detail loss,
noise interference and color
distortion in a low-illumination environment, the invention provides an improved
image enhancement algorithm. First, the
RGB image is converted into an HSV
color space, and the luminance component (V) is separated for subsequent
processing to avoid color
distortion caused by direct
processing of the RGB channel. And then, a corrected bilateral filtering function is adopted as a center surrounding function of a multi-scale Retinex method, a brightness component is enhanced, a halo phenomenon is suppressed, and meanwhile, detail enhancement of a dark region and excessive suppression of a bright region are realized in combination with an improved Gamma transformation function. And for the reflection component, non-local mean filtering denoising is utilized, and
image edge details are enhanced in combination with a
Laplace operator. In addition, the color of the enhanced image is ensured to be natural and consistent by adaptively adjusting the saturation component. Experimental results show that the brightness and definition of low-illumination images can be remarkably improved, detail information and visual impressions are improved, and the method is suitable for various scenes such as night monitoring, medical
image processing and agricultural monitoring. The method has the advantages of being excellent in enhancement effect, high in halo suppression and small in color
distortion.