eprintid: 1887 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/18/87 datestamp: 2023-11-09 15:50:03 lastmod: 2023-11-09 15:50:03 status_changed: 2023-11-09 15:41:33 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Shim, S.-O. creators_name: Malik, A.S. creators_name: Choi, T.-S. title: Noise reduction using mean shift algorithm for estimating 3D shape ispublished: pub keywords: 3-D shape; Depth Map; Focus measure; Focus values; Imaging process; Mean shift; Mean shift algorithm; Noise filters; REmove noise; Sequence of images; Shape from focus; Three-dimensional (3D) geometry, Algorithms; Estimation; Gaussian noise (electronic); Image acquisition; Impulse noise, Three dimensional note: cited By 14 abstract: The technique to estimate the three-dimensional (3D) geometry of an object from a sequence of images obtained at different focus settings is called shape from focus (SFF). In SFF, the measure of focus - sharpness - is the crucial part for final 3D shape estimation. However, it is difficult to compute accurate and precise focus value because of the noise presence during the image acquisition by imaging system. Various noise filters can be employed to tackle this problem, but they also remove the sharpness information in addition to the noise. In this paper, we propose a method based on mean shift algorithm to remove noise introduced by the imaging process while minimising loss of edges. We test the algorithm in the presence of Gaussian noise and impulse noise. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm based on the mean shift algorithm provides better results than the traditional focus measures in the presence of the above mentioned two types of noise. © RPS 2011. date: 2011 official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-80051769917&doi=10.1179%2f136821910X12867873897553&partnerID=40&md5=1abc60cc665bdcd794aaf05aebcf91c7 id_number: 10.1179/136821910X12867873897553 full_text_status: none publication: Imaging Science Journal volume: 59 number: 5 pagerange: 267-273 refereed: TRUE issn: 13682199 citation: Shim, S.-O. and Malik, A.S. and Choi, T.-S. (2011) Noise reduction using mean shift algorithm for estimating 3D shape. Imaging Science Journal, 59 (5). pp. 267-273. ISSN 13682199