In this paper, we propose a novel method of object detection in bad weather conditions like Fog and smoke. It is based on statistical model of dark channel prior to estimate the thickness of the haze and physics based image restoration approach. Further applying simple image enhancement techniques improve the visibility of an obstacle in the line of sight. Using this prior with this imaging mod...

Visual speed is believed to be underestimated at low contrast, which has been proposed as an explanation of excessive driving speed in fog. Combining psychophysics measurements and driving simulation, we confirm that speed is underestimated when contrast is reduced uniformly for all objects of the visual scene independently of their distance from the viewer. However, we show that when contrast ...

The variations of visibility, PM-mass concentration and mixing-layer height (MLH) in four major urban/industry regions (Shenyang, Anshan, Benxi and Fushun) of central Liaoning in Northeast China are evaluated from 2009 to 2012 to characterize their dynamic effect on air pollution. The annual mean visibilities are about 13.7 ± 7.8, 13.5 ± 6.5, 12.8 ± 6.1 and 11.5 ± 6.8 km in Shenyang, Anshan, Be...

Mist and cloudiness debase the nature of see and caught video by decreasing the differentiation and immersion. Therefore the deceivability of scene or question. The goal of the present work is to upgrade the deceivability, immersion differentiate and decrease the clamor in a foggy video. The strategy is proposed which utilize single edge for improving foggy recordings in multi level transmissio...

Based on dark channel priority, the paper proposes an improved defogging algorithm of single image which can defog the foggy images rapidly. The algorithm in the paper applies the method combining adaptive median filter and bilateral filter to figure out clear dark channel on the edge. And the algorithm is based on the physical model of foggy images to estimate transmission. Compared with the t...