Automatic White Balance Algorithm of Airborne Camera

Abstract

Automatic white balance algorithm (AWB) is significant for color temperature restoration of digital imaging system. According to the limitations and disadvantages of existing traditional white balance methods, in this paper a new AWB algorithm for airborne camera is proposed. Using RGB and histogram information divide the input image into different color character regions; according to the color richness level, adopt different white balance algorithms to achieve chromatic aberration adjustment. Experiment results show the effectiveness of the proposed AWB algorithm for airborne camera.