An autoadaptive edge-detection algorithm for flame and fire image processing

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1486-1493

  Qiu, Tian ^a   Yan, Yong ^a   Lu, Gang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Edge detection; feature extraction; fire; flame; image edge analysis; image processing; monitoring; shape measurement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTING ALGORITHMS; EARLY FIRE; FIRE PARAMETERS; FLAME; FLAME EDGE; FLAME IMAGES; FLAME MONITORING; IMAGE EDGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE-BASED; SHAPE MEASUREMENTS; THERMOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; VIDEO FRAME;

ALGORITHMS; FEATURE EXTRACTION; FIRES; IMAGE PROCESSING; MONITORING;

EDGE DETECTION;

EID: 84859787674     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2011.2175833     Document Type: Conference Paper

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