Measuring elongation from shape boundary

Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-85

  Stojmenović, Miloš ^a   Žunić, Joviša ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer vision; Early vision; Elongation; Image processing; Orientation; Shape

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

ARBITRARY BOUNDARIES; EARLY VISION; POLYGONAL SHAPES; SHAPE BOUNDARY; SHAPE ELONGATION;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 37749009381     PISSN: 09249907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10851-007-0039-0     Document Type: Article

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