Image Processing for Improvement of Facial Keypoints Detector

Abstract

This paper discusses the improvement of facial detection algorithms using the DCT algorithm and image processing. Face key point is very needed in the face recognition system. Some important factors that have effects to detect its result are noise and illuminations. These two factors can be overcome by eliminating some DCT coefficients, both high and low. However, after handling the problem, most likely the image quality will become decrease, which will adversely influence the performance of the feature detector algorithm. Therefore, it is very important to test the performance of the feature detector algorithm on images that are implemented noise and illumination handling and how to improve the quality again. This research implemented Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT), by eliminating the high and low coefficient because there is noise and illumination. However, it is not known at what coefficient level is the most effective, so testing in this study was carried out. Four deblurring algorithms are tested in this research, Blind Deconvolution, Wiener Filter Deconvolution, Lucy-Richardson Deconvolution, and Regularization Deconvolution. And tested the CLAHE algorithm to overcome the effect of removing low coefficient DCT. The best coefficient value to be removed at the DCT frequency is 0.75 with the best SURF algorithm, without the use of other algorithms. Also, the highest F-score is produced by the SURF detector at removing DCT low frequency in combination with the CLAHE algorithm. With the most ideal coefficient of 0.25.