A blind source separation algorithm based on negentropy and signal noise ratio

A novel blind source separation (BSS) algorithm based on the combination of negentropy and signal noise ratio (SNR) is presented to solve the deficiency of the traditional independent component analysis (ICA) algorithm after the introduction of the principle and algorithm of ICA. The main formulas in the novel algorithm are elaborated and the idiographic steps of the algorithm are given. Then the computer simulation is used to test the performance of this algorithm. Both the traditional FastICA algorithm and the novel ICA algorithm are applied to separate mixed signal data. Experiment results show the novel method has a better performance in separating signals than the traditional FastICA algorithm based on negentropy. The novel algorithm could estimate the source signals from the mixed signals more precisely.     

Blind-restoration-based blind separation method for permuted motion blurred images

A novel single-channel blind separation algorithm for permuted motion blurred images is proposed by using blind restoration in this paper. Both the motion direction and the length of the point spread function (PSF) are estimated by Radon transformation and extrema a detection. Using the estimated blur parameters, the permuted image is restored by performing the L-R blind restoration method. The permutation mixing matrices can be accurately estimated by classifying the ringing effect in the restored image, thereby the source images can be separated. Simulation results show a better separation efficiency for the permuted motion blurred image with various permutation operations. The proposed algorithm indicates a better performance on the robustness against Gaussian noise and lossy JPEG compression.