Motivation and objective

Motivation and Objective

It is often the case that images are taken with imperfections and that the main object of focus is captured with some level of blur.Furthermore, it is sometimes important and necessary to reclaim information from these kinds of images. A classic example is a stillphotograph which captures a car speeding linearly across it (i.e. left to right). In criminal investigations, it may be necessary to deblursuch an image in order to obtain information about the vehicle's physical characteristics. Such details may include unusual markings,license plate number, etc. which can be of use as evidence in the investigation. Thus, our endeavor of deblurring is a useful andworthwhile mission to undertake.

Our objective is to explore the usage of the fluttered shutter in deblurring linear, one-dimensional motion blur and its effectiveness of deblurring in the time domain compared to in the frequency domain. We also aim to compare the effectiveness of this method with that of the traditional boxcar-filter deblurring when different levels of noise are present.