Clustering of symbolic objects using gravitational approach

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 888-894

  Ravi, T V ^a   Gowda, K Chidananda ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b SRI JAYACHAMARAJENDRA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Cluster coglomerate strength; Clustering; Global coglomerate strength; Gravitational clustering; Symbolic objects

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

CLUSTER COGLOMERATE STRENGTH; GRAVITATIONAL CLUSTERING; SYMBOLIC OBJECTS;

OBJECT RECOGNITION;

EID: 0033279868     PISSN: 10834419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3477.809041     Document Type: Article

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