Unsupervised optimization of nonlinear image processing filters using morphological opening/closing spectrum and genetic algorithm

IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences

Volumn E82-A, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 275-282

  Asano, Akira ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Filter optimization; Genetic algorithm; Learning; Mathematical morphology; Nonlinear filter; Pattern spectrum

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY;

MORPHOLOGICAL OPENING/CLOSING SPECTRUM (MOCS);

NONLINEAR FILTERING;

EID: 0033901648     PISSN: 09168508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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