Title :
Image enhancement and analysis with reaction-diffusion paradigm
Author :
Price, C.B. ; Wambacq, P. ; Oosterlinck, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Elektrotechniek, Katholicke Univ. Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium
fDate :
6/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Used to model pattern development in biological and chemical systems, reaction-diffusion (RD) equations possess self-organising properties that are useful in processing many classes of images. The authors describe their use in processing two classes: images with quasi-zero-dimensional patterns (textures), and images with quasi-one-dimensional patterns (fingerprints). They present details of linear and nonlinear analysis of RD equations, outlining their pattern-forming principles. Details of how to engineer RD systems are presented, together with examples and parameter sets.<>
Keywords :
chemical reactions; diffusion; pattern recognition; picture processing; chemical reactions; diffusion; fingerprints; linear analysis; nonlinear analysis; pattern-forming principles; quasi-one-dimensional patterns; quasi-zero-dimensional patterns; reaction-diffusion paradigm; self-organising properties; textures;
Journal_Title :
Communications, Speech and Vision, IEE Proceedings I
