Alternating direction method of multipliers for nonlinear image restoration problems

Chuan Chen, Michael K. Ng*, Xi Le Zhao

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Abstract

In this paper, we address the total variation (TV)-based nonlinear image restoration problems. In nonlinear image restoration problems, an original image is corrupted by a spatially-invariant blur, the build-in nonlinearity in imaging system, and the additive Gaussian white noise. We study the objective function consisting of the nonlinear least squares data-fitting term and the TV regularization term of the restored image. By making use of the structure of the objective function, an efficient alternating direction method of multipliers can be developed for solving the proposed model. The convergence of the numerical scheme is also studied. Numerical examples, including nonlinear image restoration and high-dynamic range imaging are reported to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed model and the efficiency of the proposed numerical scheme.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)33-43
Number of pages11
JournalIEEE Transactions on Image Processing
Volume24
Issue number1
Early online date12 Nov 2014
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2015

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Software
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

User-Defined Keywords

  • Alternating direction method of multipliers
  • High-dynamic range imaging
  • Image restoration
  • Nonlinearity
  • Total variation

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