Blind Source Separation Using Modified Gaussian FastICA

This paper addresses the problem of source separation in images. We propose a FastICA algorithm employing a modified Gaussian contrast function for the Blind Source Separation. Experimental result shows that the proposed Modified Gaussian FastICA is effectively used for Blind Source Separation to obtain better quality images. In this paper, a comparative study has been made with other popular existing algorithms. The peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR) and improved signal to noise ratio (ISNR) are used as metrics for evaluating the quality of images. The ICA metric Amari error is also used to measure the quality of separation.

Authors:

• V. K. Ananthashayana
• Jyothirmayi M.

Keywords:

• Amari error
• Blind Source Separation
• Contrast function
• Gaussian function
• Independent Component Analysis.

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