An evolutionary approach to the use of neural networks in the segmentation of handwritten numerals

International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 717-734

  Westall, J M ^a,c,d   Narasimha, M S ^b,d,e,f  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b IBM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d IEEE   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Society of Sigma Xi

Author keywords

Character recognition; Handwritten numerals; Neural networks; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 5244284406     PISSN: 02180014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218001497000317     Document Type: Article

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