2D object recognition based on curvature functions obtained from local histograms of the contour chain code

Pattern Recognition Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-55

  Bandera, A ^a   Urdiales, C ^a   Arrebola, F ^a   Sandoval, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

2D object recognition; Chain code local histograms; Clustering algorithm; Curvature function; Hierarchical classification architecture

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FOURIER OPTICS; FUNCTIONS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

CHAIN CODE LOCAL HISTOGRAMS; CLUSTERING ALGORITHM; CURVATURE FUNCTION; HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION ARCHITECTURE;

OBJECT RECOGNITION;

EID: 0032777395     PISSN: 01678655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8655(98)00123-8     Document Type: Article

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