Regularized blur-assisted displacement field estimation

Due to the finite acquisition time of practical cameras, objects can move during image acquisition, therefore introducing motion blur degradations. Traditionally, these degradations are treated as undesirable artifacts that should be removed before further processing. We consider the use of motion blur as an indication of scene motion. We present two robust regularized motion estimation algorithms that consider the use of (motion) blur in their formulation. The first algorithm uses motion blur as prior knowledge for the estimation of the motion field. The second algorithm considers the joint estimation of the motion and motion blur. Each approach results in a motion blur point spread field, a motion field and a restored image in an approach that is different from previous work. Preliminary results are presented.