Detection of unexpected multi-part objects from segmented contour maps

Pattern Recognition

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2403-2420

  Bergevin, R ^a   Bernier, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Global shape grouping criteria; Grouping constraints; Multi part object detection; Segmented contour map

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND REGION; CIRCULAR ARC; CONTOUR MAP; EDGE MAP; GLOBAL SHAPE GROUPING CRITERIA; GROUPING CONSTRAINTS; MULTI-PART OBJECT DETECTION; MULTIPLE DETECTION; NATURAL IMAGES; NOVEL METHODS; PROCESSING STEPS; SEGMENTED CONTOUR MAP; STRAIGHT-LINE SEGMENTS;

EID: 67649395544     PISSN: 00313203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patcog.2009.03.028     Document Type: Article

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