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= [[ECE_PhD_Qualifying_Exams|ECE Ph.D. Qualifying Exam]] in Communication Networks Signal and Image processing (CS) =
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= [[QE637_T|Question 5, August 2012]], Problem 1 =
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:[[ QE637_sol2012_Q1 | Solution 1 ]],[[ QE637_sol2012_Q1 | 2 ]]
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<font size="4"> Communication Networks Signal and Image processing (CS) </font>
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<font size="4"> [[QE637_sol2012|Question 5, August 2012(Published on May 2017)]]</font>
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<font size="4">[[ QE637_sol2012_Q1 | Problem 1]],[[ QE637_sol2012_Q2 |2]]</font>
 
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== Solution1: ==
 
== Solution1: ==
  
a)  
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a)
  The gamma of the device is equal 1.
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The gamma of the device is equal 1.
  
 
b)  
 
b)  
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\end{align}
 
\end{align}
 
</math>
 
</math>
 
  
 
<math>
 
<math>
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\end{align}
 
\end{align}
 
</math>
 
</math>
 
  
 
<math>
 
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As can be seen, since the point lies outside the horseshoe shape diagram, it’s doesn’t exist (imaginary color) while mathematically we can talk about it and write down the equation for it. For this point, R<0, G>0, and B>0.  
 
As can be seen, since the point lies outside the horseshoe shape diagram, it’s doesn’t exist (imaginary color) while mathematically we can talk about it and write down the equation for it. For this point, R<0, G>0, and B>0.  
  
e) We see false contours in dark region, because small changes in quantization level leads to large contrast changes that cause visible contours.
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e)
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We see false contours in dark region, because small changes in quantization level leads to large contrast changes that cause visible contours.
  
 
== Solution 2: ==
 
== Solution 2: ==
  
a) The gamma is 1
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a)  
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<math>\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
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R\\
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G\\
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B
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\end{array}} \right]</math> are linear with energy <math>\Rightarrow </math> <math>\gamma=1</math>.
  
 
b)  
 
b)  
  
 
<math>
 
<math>
(x_r,y_r)=(\frac{a}{a+d+g},\frac{d}{a+d+g})
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\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
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X\\
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Y\\
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Z
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\end{array}} \right]=M\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
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1\\
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0\\
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0\\
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\end{array}} \right] \Rightarrow (x_r,y_r)=(\frac{a}{a+d+g},\frac{d}{a+d+g})
 
</math> <br \>
 
</math> <br \>
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<math>
 
<math>
(x_g,y_g)=(\frac{b}{b+e+h},\frac{e}{b+e+h})
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\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
</math><br \>
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X\\
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Y\\
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Z
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\end{array}} \right]=M\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
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0\\
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1\\
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0\\
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\end{array}} \right] \Rightarrow (x_g,y_g)=(\frac{b}{b+e+h},\frac{e}{b+e+h})
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</math> <br \>
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<math>
 
<math>
(x_b,y_b)=(\frac{c}{c+f+i},\frac{f}{c+f+i})
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\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
</math>
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X\\
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Y\\
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Z
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\end{array}} \right]=M\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
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0\\
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0\\
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1\\
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\end{array}} \right] \Rightarrow (x_b,y_b)=(\frac{c}{c+f+i},\frac{f}{c+f+i})
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</math> <br \>
  
 
c)
 
c)
  
 
<math>
 
<math>
(x_w,y_w)=(\frac{a+b+c}{a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i},\frac{d+e+f}{a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i})
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\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
</math>
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X\\
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Y\\
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Z
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\end{array}} \right]=M\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
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1\\
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1\\
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1\\
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\end{array}} \right] \Rightarrow {{x}_{w}}=\frac{a+b+c}{a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i}, {{Y}_{w}}=\frac{d+e+f}{a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i} , {{Z}_{w}}=1-{{X}_{w}}-{{Y}_{w}}.
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</math> <br \>
  
d) This color is imaginary. At least one of R,G,B values must be negative. Cannot be produced by this device. [[ Image:Pro1_d2.PNG ]]<br />
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<span style="color:green"> We use small letters for chromaticity coordinates, so the student should use <math>{{y}_{w}}</math> and <math>{{z}_{w}}</math> instead of <math>{{Y}_{w}}</math> and <math>{{Z}_{w}}.</math></span>
  
<span style="color:green"> The student can be more specific about the positive or negative of each R,G,B value of this color. </span>
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d)
  
e) Quantization artifacts in the dark area.
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[[File:sol2_2012_1d.jpg|thumbnail|center]]
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R is negative and B and G are positive.
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e)
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Artifacts in dark regions of gradient where human contrast sensitivity is higher (more sensitive to quantization error). 
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[[File:sol2_2012_1e.jpg|thumbnail|center]]
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<span style="color:green"> The student didn't mention what the type of artifacts, which is false contours.</span>
  
 
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===Related Problem===
 
===Related Problem===
Consider a color imaging device that takes input values of <math> (r,g,b) </math> and produces ouput <math> (X,Y,Z)</math> values given by
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Consider the color display that produces the following color (X,Y,Z) when given the input is (r, g, b).
  
<math>
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\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
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<math>\left[ \begin{matrix}
X\\
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  X \\
Y\\
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  Y \\
Z
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  Z \\
\end{array}} \right] = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
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\end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix}
a&b&c\\
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  1 & 0 & \\
d&e&f\\
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  0 & 1 & \\
g&h&i
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  0 & 0 & 1  \\
\end{array}} \right]\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
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\end{matrix} \right]\left[ \begin{matrix}
r^\alpha\\
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  {{(r/255)}^{\alpha }} \\
g^\alpha\\
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  {{(g/255)}^{\alpha }}  \\
b^\alpha
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  {{(b/255)}^{\alpha }}  \\
\end{array}} \right]
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\end{matrix} \right]</math>
</math>
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a) What is the gamma of the display?
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b) What is the white point of the display?
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c) What are the color primaries of the display?
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d) Can such a display be physically built? Why or why not?
  
a) Calculate the white point of the device in chromaticity coordinates.
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e) You produce two images, one with a checker board pattern of values 0 and 255, and a second with a constant value of (r, g, b) = (a, a, a). The value of a is then adjusted so that the two images match when viewed from a distance. What is the value of gamma for the display in terms of the value a?
  
b) What are the primaries associated with the r,g, and b components respectively?
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f) Imagine that <math>\alpha =1</math> and the values of (r, g, b) are quantized to 8-bits. Describe the defects you would expect to see in the displayed image.
  
c) What is the gamma of the device?
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Refer to  [https://engineering.purdue.edu/~bouman/ece637/previous/ece637S2010/exams/exam2/exam.pdf <u>ECE637 Spring 2010 Exam2 Problem2</u>].<br>
  
d) Draw the region on the chromaticity diagram corresponding to <math> r < 0, g > 0, b > 0</math>.
 
 
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ECE Ph.D. Qualifying Exam

Communication Networks Signal and Image processing (CS)

Question 5, August 2012(Published on May 2017)

Problem 1,2


Solution1:

a)

The gamma of the device is equal 1.

b)

$ \begin{align} & \left[ \begin{matrix} {{X}_{r}} \\ {{Y}_{r}} \\ {{Z}_{r}} \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix} a & b & c \\ d & e & f \\ g & h & i \\ \end{matrix} \right]\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 \\ 0 \\ 0 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\Rightarrow \left\{ \begin{matrix} {{X}_{r}}=a \\ {{Y}_{r}}=d \\ {{Z}_{r}}=g \\ \end{matrix} \right. \\ & {{x}_{r}}={{\frac{{{X}_{r}}}{{{X}_{r}}+{{Y}_{r}}+Z}}_{r}}=\frac{a}{a+d+g},_{{}}^{{}}{{y}_{r}}=\frac{{{Y}_{r}}}{{{X}_{r}}+{{Y}_{r}}+{{Z}_{r}}}=\frac{d}{a+d+g} \\ \end{align} $

$ \begin{align} & \left[ \begin{matrix} {{X}_{g}} \\ {{Y}_{g}} \\ {{Z}_{g}} \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix} a & b & c \\ d & e & f \\ g & h & i \\ \end{matrix} \right]\left[ \begin{matrix} 0 \\ 1 \\ 0 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\Rightarrow \left\{ \begin{matrix} {{X}_{g}}=b \\ {{Y}_{g}}=e \\ {{Z}_{g}}=h \\ \end{matrix} \right. \\ & {{x}_{g}}=\frac{{{X}_{g}}}{{{X}_{g}}+{{Y}_{g}}+{{Z}_{g}}}=\frac{b}{b+e+h},_{{}}^{{}}{{y}_{g}}=\frac{{{Y}_{g}}}{{{X}_{g}}+{{Y}_{g}}+{{Z}_{g}}}=\frac{e}{b+e+h} \\ \end{align} $

$ \begin{align} & \left[ \begin{matrix} {{X}_{b}} \\ {{Y}_{b}} \\ {{Z}_{b}} \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix} a & b & c \\ d & e & f \\ g & h & i \\ \end{matrix} \right]\left[ \begin{matrix} 0 \\ 0 \\ 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\Rightarrow \left\{ \begin{matrix} {{X}_{b}}=c \\ {{Y}_{b}}=f \\ {{Z}_{b}}=i \\ \end{matrix} \right. \\ & {{x}_{b}}=\frac{{{X}_{b}}}{{{X}_{b}}+{{Y}_{b}}+{{Z}_{b}}}=\frac{c}{c+f+i},_{{}}^{{}}{{y}_{b}}=\frac{{{Y}_{b}}}{{{X}_{b}}+{{Y}_{b}}+{{Z}_{b}}}=\frac{f}{c+f+i} \\ \end{align} $

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$ \begin{align} & \left[ \begin{matrix} {{X}_{w}} \\ {{Y}_{w}} \\ {{Z}_{w}} \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix} a & b & c \\ d & e & f \\ g & h & i \\ \end{matrix} \right]\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\Rightarrow \left\{ \begin{matrix} {{X}_{w}}=a+b+c \\ {{Y}_{w}}=d+e+f \\ {{Z}_{w}}=g+h+i \\ \end{matrix} \right. \\ & A={{X}_{w}}+{{Y}_{w}}+{{Z}_{w}}=a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i \\ & {{x}_{w}}=\frac{{{X}_{w}}}{{{X}_{w}}+{{Y}_{w}}+{{Z}_{w}}}=\frac{a+b+c}{A},_{{}}^{{}}{{y}_{w}}=\frac{{{Y}_{w}}}{{{X}_{w}}+{{Y}_{w}}+{{Z}_{w}}}=\frac{d+e+f}{A} \\ \end{align} $

d)

$ (X,Y,Z)=(0,1/2,1/2)_{{}}^{{}}\Rightarrow _{{}}^{{}}(x,y)=(0,1/2) $
Diagram.jpg

As can be seen, since the point lies outside the horseshoe shape diagram, it’s doesn’t exist (imaginary color) while mathematically we can talk about it and write down the equation for it. For this point, R<0, G>0, and B>0.

e)

We see false contours in dark region, because small changes in quantization level leads to large contrast changes that cause visible contours.

Solution 2:

a)

$ \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} R\\ G\\ B \end{array}} \right] $ are linear with energy $ \Rightarrow $ $ \gamma=1 $.

b)

$ \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} X\\ Y\\ Z \end{array}} \right]=M\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1\\ 0\\ 0\\ \end{array}} \right] \Rightarrow (x_r,y_r)=(\frac{a}{a+d+g},\frac{d}{a+d+g}) $

$ \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} X\\ Y\\ Z \end{array}} \right]=M\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 0\\ 1\\ 0\\ \end{array}} \right] \Rightarrow (x_g,y_g)=(\frac{b}{b+e+h},\frac{e}{b+e+h}) $

$ \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} X\\ Y\\ Z \end{array}} \right]=M\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 0\\ 0\\ 1\\ \end{array}} \right] \Rightarrow (x_b,y_b)=(\frac{c}{c+f+i},\frac{f}{c+f+i}) $

c)

$ \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} X\\ Y\\ Z \end{array}} \right]=M\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1\\ 1\\ 1\\ \end{array}} \right] \Rightarrow {{x}_{w}}=\frac{a+b+c}{a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i}, {{Y}_{w}}=\frac{d+e+f}{a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i} , {{Z}_{w}}=1-{{X}_{w}}-{{Y}_{w}}. $

We use small letters for chromaticity coordinates, so the student should use $ {{y}_{w}} $ and $ {{z}_{w}} $ instead of $ {{Y}_{w}} $ and $ {{Z}_{w}}. $

d)

Sol2 2012 1d.jpg

R is negative and B and G are positive.

e)

Artifacts in dark regions of gradient where human contrast sensitivity is higher (more sensitive to quantization error).

Sol2 2012 1e.jpg

The student didn't mention what the type of artifacts, which is false contours.


Related Problem

Consider the color display that produces the following color (X,Y,Z) when given the input is (r, g, b).

$ \left[ \begin{matrix} X \\ Y \\ Z \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]\left[ \begin{matrix} {{(r/255)}^{\alpha }} \\ {{(g/255)}^{\alpha }} \\ {{(b/255)}^{\alpha }} \\ \end{matrix} \right] $

a) What is the gamma of the display?

b) What is the white point of the display?

c) What are the color primaries of the display?

d) Can such a display be physically built? Why or why not?

e) You produce two images, one with a checker board pattern of values 0 and 255, and a second with a constant value of (r, g, b) = (a, a, a). The value of a is then adjusted so that the two images match when viewed from a distance. What is the value of gamma for the display in terms of the value a?

f) Imagine that $ \alpha =1 $ and the values of (r, g, b) are quantized to 8-bits. Describe the defects you would expect to see in the displayed image.

Refer to ECE637 Spring 2010 Exam2 Problem2.


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