Inpainting Technique for Removing Vehicle Logos Using Haar-Like and Fast Marching Methods

Abstract

Inpainting is the process of removing an unwanted object or region in an image without degrading the image quality. Inpainting offers a solution to problems such as repairing damaged images or removing unwanted parts of the image. In this study, we focus on the detection of brand logos in vehicle images and the removal of these regions using inpainting. The study consists of two main phases: First, the Haar-like features method is used to detect vehicle logos. Then, the detected logos are removed from the image by applying inpainting with the Fast Marching Method. As a result of the experimental studies, it was found that the methods successfully detected and removed the logos with an accuracy of 98%, and the PSNR value ranged between 25.36 dB and 25.41 dB, and the SSIM value ranged between 0.96692 and 0.96994 while maintaining the image quality. These results show that the proposed method exhibits high performance in removing vehicle logos efficiently. © 2024 IEEE.