Shape characterization in natural scales by using the multiscale bending energy

Proceedings - International Conference on Pattern Recognition

Volumn 1, Issue , 1996, Pages 735-739

  Cesar, Roberto Marcondes ^a,b   Da Fontoura Costa, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

BENDING ENERGIES; FOURIER DESCRIPTORS; GLOBAL ENERGY; MULTI-SCALE CURVATURES; NEW APPROACHES; SHAPE CHARACTERIZATION;

PATTERN RECOGNITION;

EID: 0013016088     PISSN: 10514651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICPR.1996.546121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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