ELLIPTIC OBJECT DETECTION BY USING ITS GEOMETRIC-PROPERTIES

被引:30
作者
WU, WY [1 ]
WANG, MJJ [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL TSING HUA UNIV,DEPT IND ENGN,HSINCHU 30043,TAIWAN
关键词
ELLIPSE DETECTION; GEOMETRIC PROPERTY; ELLIPTIC CENTER; ELLIPTIC POINTS; LEAST SUM OF SQUARED ERRORS FITTING;
D O I
10.1016/0031-3203(93)90155-P
中图分类号
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要
A simple algorithm for ellipse detection in an image is proposed. The new method consists of three steps: (1) detect the elliptical center by using its symmetrical property; (2) identify the elliptical points by using a simple geometric property; and (3) estimate the five parameters (x(c), y(c), A, B, theta) by using a least sum of squares fitting method. The new method has been tested on both the synthetic and real images. The experimental results show that the method is reliable and accurate.
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页码:1499 / 1509
页数:11
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