Evaluation of the uncertainty of edge-detector algorithms

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 681-688

  Anchini, Rosario ^a   Liguori, Consolatina ^a   Paolillo, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computer vision; Edge detection; Extended uncertainty; Image processing; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER VISION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSION; EXTENDED UNCERTAINTY; IMAGE;

EDGE DETECTION;

EID: 34249108567     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2007.894909     Document Type: Article

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