Title :
Intelligent program for automatic image recognition based on compact object-fitting hierarchical image representation in terms of dynamic irregular branchy trees
Author :
Kharinov, M.V. ; Nesterov, M.M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Inf. & Autom., Acad. of Sci., St. Petersburg
Abstract :
Learning systems for automatic pattern recognition, which use templates, are not effective enough for non-standard objects detection. To avoid the template utilization we use an iterative object-fitting (adaptive) hierarchical segmentation which describes object fragments as the image segments computed by iterative merging (or splitting) of some initial ones. Resultant sequence of image partitions (levels) is supported by a dynamic structure of irregular trees which are introduced for optimization of computations. Due to the merging (splitting) of each segment at each iteration, a compact object-fitting hierarchical image segmentation containing a limited number of levels is generated. The accurate object recognition and a high processing speed is achieved without any increase of computer capabilities
Keywords :
adaptive signal processing; image recognition; image representation; image segmentation; image sequences; iterative methods; learning systems; pattern recognition; trees (mathematics); adaptive hierarchical segmentation; automatic image recognition; automatic pattern recognition; compact object-fitting; dynamic irregular branchy trees; hierarchical image representation; high processing speed; image partitions; image sequence; intelligent program; iterative merging; iterative object-fitting; iterative splitting; learning systems; object fragments; optimization; Acceleration; Automation; Image recognition; Image representation; Image segmentation; Informatics; Lighting; Merging; Object detection; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 1998. MELECON 98., 9th Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Tel-Aviv
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3879-0
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.1998.692292