Underwater Image Enhancement Based On Contrast Adjustment via Differential Evolution Algorithm

Due to the absorption and scattering of light in underwater environment, underwater images have poor contrast and resolution. This situation generally causes to a color, which became more dominant than the other ones. Because of that, analyzing underwater images effectively and identifying any object under the water has become a difficult task. In this paper, an underwater enhancement approach by using differential evolution algorithm was proposed. In the approach, a contrast enhancement in the RGB space is done. By using the approach, both scattering and absorption effects are reduced.