Enhancing Underwater Images via Deep Learning: A Comparative Study of VGG19 and ResNet50-Based Approaches

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Main Authors: Li, Aoqi, Song, Yanghui, Dao, Jichao, Yang, Chengfu
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author Li, Aoqi
Song, Yanghui
Dao, Jichao
Yang, Chengfu
author_facet Li, Aoqi
Song, Yanghui
Dao, Jichao
Yang, Chengfu
contents This paper addresses the challenging problem of image enhancement in complex underwater scenes by proposing a solution based on deep learning. The proposed method skillfully integrates two deep convolutional neural network models, VGG19 and ResNet50, leveraging their powerful feature extraction capabilities to perform multi-scale and multi-level deep feature analysis of underwater images. By constructing a unified model, the complementary advantages of the two models are effectively integrated, achieving a more comprehensive and accurate image enhancement effect.To objectively evaluate the enhancement effect, this paper introduces image quality assessment metrics such as PSNR, UCIQE, and UIQM to quantitatively compare images before and after enhancement and deeply analyzes the performance of different models in different scenarios.Furthermore, to improve the practicality and stability of the underwater visual enhancement system, this paper also provides practical suggestions from aspects such as model optimization, multi-model fusion, and hardware selection, aiming to provide strong technical support for visual enhancement tasks in complex underwater environments.
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spellingShingle Enhancing Underwater Images via Deep Learning: A Comparative Study of VGG19 and ResNet50-Based Approaches
Li, Aoqi
Song, Yanghui
Dao, Jichao
Yang, Chengfu
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Image and Video Processing
This paper addresses the challenging problem of image enhancement in complex underwater scenes by proposing a solution based on deep learning. The proposed method skillfully integrates two deep convolutional neural network models, VGG19 and ResNet50, leveraging their powerful feature extraction capabilities to perform multi-scale and multi-level deep feature analysis of underwater images. By constructing a unified model, the complementary advantages of the two models are effectively integrated, achieving a more comprehensive and accurate image enhancement effect.To objectively evaluate the enhancement effect, this paper introduces image quality assessment metrics such as PSNR, UCIQE, and UIQM to quantitatively compare images before and after enhancement and deeply analyzes the performance of different models in different scenarios.Furthermore, to improve the practicality and stability of the underwater visual enhancement system, this paper also provides practical suggestions from aspects such as model optimization, multi-model fusion, and hardware selection, aiming to provide strong technical support for visual enhancement tasks in complex underwater environments.
title Enhancing Underwater Images via Deep Learning: A Comparative Study of VGG19 and ResNet50-Based Approaches
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Image and Video Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.17397