Ear localization from side face images using distance transform and template matching

2008 1st International Workshops on Image Processing Theory, Tools and Applications, IPTA 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Prakash, Surya ^a   Jayaraman, Umarani ^a   Gupta, Phalguni ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Distance transform; Ear detection; Shape descriptor; Skin segmentation; Zemike moments

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; SKIN; TEMPLATE MATCHING;

DISTANCE TRANSFORM; EAR DATABASE; EAR DETECTION; EDGE MAPS; FACE IMAGES; SHAPE DESCRIPTOR; TEMPLATE-BASED; ZEMIKE MOMENTS;

IMAGE MATCHING;

EID: 62949237488     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IPTA.2008.4743786     Document Type: Conference Paper

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