Real-Time Implementation of a Novel Automatic Gain Control Algorithm for Infrared Image Processing Based on MPSoC

Enhancing the quality of an infrared image is an essential issue in most infrared imaging camera applications. This paper proposes a novel algorithm based on using automatic gain control (AGC) to adjust the intensity of the image. This algorithm not only is simple but also has high performance in improving the quality of the image. Therefore, it is suitable to apply in a system with limited resources but having real-time requirements. The paper also provides some experimental results to demonstrate the advantages of the proposed algorithm, synthesized in multiprocessor system on chip (MPSoC). Besides that, the comparison of the image quality enhancement and the response time between the new algorithm and the others is presented and discussed.