Contour-based handwritten numeral recognition using multiwavelets and neural networks

Pattern Recognition

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1597-1604

  Chen, G Y ^a   Bui, T D ^a   Krzyzak, A ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Multiresolution analysis; Multiwavelets; Neural networks; Shape representation

Indexed keywords

CONTOUR MEASUREMENT; NEURAL NETWORKS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

NUMERAL RECOGNITION;

PATTERN RECOGNITION;

PATTERN RECOGNITION;

EID: 0037411348     PISSN: 00313203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-3203(02)00252-2     Document Type: Article

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