New resolution independent measures of circularity

Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-127

  Ritter, Nicola ^a   Cooper, James ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circularity; Human perception; Resolution; Roundness; Shape

Indexed keywords

CIRCULARITY; HUMAN PERCEPTION; RESOLUTION; ROUNDNESS; SHAPE;

APPROXIMATION THEORY;

EID: 67651229221     PISSN: 09249907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10851-009-0158-x     Document Type: Article

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