Title :
Approximating Boundary of Bitmap Characters Using Genetic Algorithm
Author :
Sarfraz, Muhammad ; Hussain, Malik Zawwar ; Irshad, Misbah ; Khalid, Ayesha
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Sci., Kuwait Univ., Safat, Kuwait
Abstract :
This paper presents an algorithm to capture outline of bitmap characters. In order to obtain outline, a cubic function with one shape parameter is used. Genetic algorithm is applied to find the value of shape parameter. The procedure of capturing outline consists of the steps: boundary detection, detection of corner points, break points and fitting the curve.
Keywords :
bit-mapped graphics; curve fitting; edge detection; genetic algorithms; shape recognition; bit-map characters boundary approximation; boundary detection; break points; corner points detection; cubic function; curve fitting; genetic algorithm; shape parameter; Biological cells; Curve fitting; Fitting; Image segmentation; Shape; Spline; Optimization; corner points; curve fitting; generic shapes; genetic algorithm;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualization (CGIV), 2010 Seventh International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7840-8
DOI :
10.1109/CGIV.2010.21
