Image super resolution with sparse data using ANFIS interpolation

Image super resolution is one of the most popular topics in the field of image processing. However, most of the existing super resolution algorithms are designed for the situation where sufficient training data is available. This paper proposes a new image super resolution approach that is able to handle the situation with sparse training data, using the recently developed ANFIS (Adaptive Network based Fuzzy Inference System) interpolation technique. In particular, the training image data set is divided into different subsets. For subsets with sufficient training data, the ANFIS models are trained using standard ANFIS learning procedure, while for those with insufficient data, the models are obtained through ANFIS interpolation. In the literature, little work exists for image super resolution on sparse data. Therefore, in the experimental evaluations of this paper, the proposed approach is compared with existing super resolution methods with full data, demonstrating that this work is able to produce highly promising results.