Extraction of delta-lognormal parameters from handwriting strokes

Frontiers of Computer Science in China

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 106-113

  Plamondon, Réjean ^a   Li, Xiaolin ^b   Djioua, Moussa ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Handwriting; Kinematic Theory; Lognormal curve; Neuromuscular systems; Non linear regression; Optimization; Parameter estimation; Strokes; Velocity profiles

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); CURVE FITTING; KINEMATICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARAMETER EXTRACTION;

HANDWRITING; KINEMATIC THEORY; LOGNORMAL CURVE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEMS; NON-LINEAR REGRESSION; STROKES; VELOCITY PROFILES;

EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY;

EID: 34547345680     PISSN: 16737350     EISSN: 16737466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11704-007-0009-0     Document Type: Article

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