Real time image and video deweathering: The future prospects and possibilities

The availability of extremely high computational power at an affordable cost is giving shape to many new computer vision challenges. The real-time deweathering of images/videos is one such challenge which may come true in near future. The intent of this paper is focused on real time deweathering of the images and videos that have been extensively researched and developed over the past few years. The present work initially describes the cause of image degradation under bad weather condition and it also describes various techniques used for deweathering of images by using image enhancement algorithms. All algorithms are analyzed in terms of their image quality enhancement and processing time based on extensive simulation results on same hardware platform. This study will thoroughly guide a researcher to work towards the development of the real-time deweathering system.