This paper proposes novel edge-linking algorithms capable of producing a set of edge segments from a binary edge map generated by a conventional edge-detection algorithm. These proposed algorithms transform the conventional edge-linking problem into a single-target tracking problem, which is a well-known problem in object tracking. The conversion of the problem enables us to apply sophisticated...

The boundary identification represents an interesting and difficult problem in image processing, mainly if two flat zones are separated by a gradual transition. The most common edge detection operators work properly for sharp edges, but can considerably fail for gradual transitions. In this work, we propose a method to eliminate gradual transitions which preserves the number of the image flat z...

In the present work, a neural-networks-based system is presented that makes it possible to reduce, when generating edge maps to be used in an object boundary detection problem, the number of edges that are not due to the object itself, but to the background. Starting from a conventional edge detection, the selection is carried out by a neuralnetworks-based classifier, which is trained using exa...

This paper describes two approaches for Amharic word recognition in unconstrained handwritten text using HMMs. The first approach builds word models from concatenated features of constituent characters and in the second method HMMs of constituent characters are concatenated to form word model. In both cases, the features used for training and recognition are a set of primitive strokes and their...

In this paper, human facial expressions are recognized based on the mouth feature using Susan edge detector [3,4]. Face part is segmented from the face image, in which mouth feature is separated and potential geometrical features are used for the determination of facial expression such as surprise, neutral, sad and happy. Experimentation is done on standard JAFFE database [8] images of differen...

Edges are a robust feature for object detection. In this paper, we present an edge-based background modeling method for the detection of moving objects. The edges in the image frames were mapped using robust Canny edge detector. Two edge maps were created and combined to calculate the ultimate moving-edge map. By selecting all the edge pixels of the current frame above the defined threshold of ...

This paper describes a new method of extraction and clustering of edges in images. The proposed method results a graph of detected edges instead of a binary mask of the edge pixels. The developed algorithm contains a sequential pixel-level scan, and a much smaller second and third pass on the results to determine the connectivities. It is therefore significantly faster than Canny edge detector,...

Since edge detection is in the forefront of image processing for object detection, it is crucial to have a good understanding of edge detection algorithms. The reason for this is that edges form the outline of an object. An edge is the boundary between an object and the background, and indicates the boundary between overlapping objects. This means that if the edges in an image can be identified...