In this paper we address the problem of foreground extraction from images where there is an abrupt change in illumination. This condition is not adequately handled by classical foreground extraction algorithms; thus
we propose a novel algorithm based on the censoring mean that relies on the LBP (Local Binary Pattern) operator's insensitivity to illumination. Our approach first solves issues related to the stability of the region sequence. In turn
this handles the problems of the original LBP operator being susceptible to noise interference
as well as the instability of the flat region sequence. We have implemented a background updating model that is based on texture invariance
and can effectively deal with abrupt changes in illumination. The experimental results show that our proposed method for the extraction of fusion texture features can handle both slow changes in light
as well as changes in the foreground due to moving objects. The accuracy of foreground extraction can still be improved under the condition of light mutation. Our method performs favorably when judged against the average background model
where
the accuracy of foreground extraction is increased by 61.7% and 59.3% compared to the mixed Gaussian model.