Implementing Single-Scale Retinex on Hardware: A Pilot StudyIlan AlpertMorgan State UniversityDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering1700 East Cold Spring LaneBaltimore MD 21251 USAilalp1@morgan.eduILAN ALPERTMasters of Electrical and Computer Engineering. 24 Implementing Single-Scale Retinex on Hardware: A Pilot Study Abstract- The Retinex algorithm, a process that automatically improves visual realism inimages, has been successfully implemented in software but has not effectively been appliedto hardware. While both software and hardware essentially perform the same function,there are many advantages in using hardware to directly implement the algorithm.Hardware has a size