Converting color to grayscale image using LabVIEW

In recent years, scientists and researchers have been working in the field of converting color images to grayscale. This color conversion is dictated by the capabilities of certain hardware or software, as well as the need to distinguish and separate certain objects in the image. This article describes the ability to convert a color image to grayscale based on the extraction of one of the RGB, HSI, HSV, or HSL color space components in LabVIEW. Image processing in LabVIEW requires converting a color (32-bits) image to a grayscale (8-bits) image before certain functions can be used.