An optimal O(n) algorithm for identifying line segments from a sequence of chain codes

Pattern Recognition

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 635-646

  Yuan, Jianxing ^a   Suen, Ching Y ^a  

^a Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chain codes; Contours; Digital straight lines; Line drawings; Polygonal approximation; Straight line detection

Indexed keywords

CHAIN CODES; CONTOURS; DIGITAL STRAIGHT LINES; LINE DRAWINGS; LINE SEGMENTS; POLYGONAL APPROXIMATION; STRAIGHT LINE DETECTION;

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; CODES (SYMBOLS); IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EDGE DETECTION;

EID: 0029307202     PISSN: 00313203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-3203(94)00132-6     Document Type: Article

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