DocumentCode
304477
Title
Multiscale shape analysis using the continuous wavelet transform
Author
Antoine, J.-P. ; Barache, D. ; Cesar, R.M., Jr. ; Costa, L. Da F
Author_Institution
Inst. Phys., Univ. Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Volume
1
fYear
1996
fDate
16-19 Sep 1996
Firstpage
291
Abstract
We present a new approach to shape representation and analysis, which consists in treating the contour of a 2D shape as an 1D signal and analyzing it with the 1D continuous wavelet transform. Application is made to the detection of corners, natural scales and fractal behavior in 2D shapes
Keywords
edge detection; fractals; image representation; wavelet transforms; 1D continuous wavelet transform; 1D signal; 2D shape contour; corner detection; fractal behavior; multiscale shape analysis; natural scales; shape representation; Continuous wavelet transforms; Discrete wavelet transforms; Fractals; Image processing; Optical character recognition software; Shape; Signal analysis; Skeleton; Wavelet analysis; Wavelet transforms;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Image Processing, 1996. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location
Lausanne
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3259-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICIP.1996.559490
Filename
559490
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