Influence of discretization in image space on Hough transform

被引:11
作者
Guo, LF [1 ]
Chutatape, O [1 ]
机构
[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Elect & Elect Engn, Singapore 639798, Singapore
关键词
Hough transform; image discretization; line detection; parameter quantization; peak distortion;
D O I
10.1016/S0031-3203(98)00116-2
中图分类号
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要
The manner by which the short line segments are connected to approximate the ideal straight line in digital image space will influence the performance of Hough transform. The peak spreading can be avoided when Delta rho satisfies a certain condition. Consequently, a new approach called a variable-Delta rho Hough transform having Delta rho as a function of theta is proposed. For the probabilistic Hough transforms (PHT) it is shown that although one of their advantages is the ability to avoid direct quantization of parameter space but the influence of the discretization in image space becomes more serious. To avoid this problem, a suitable tolerance parameter delta as a function of rho and theta is required. (C) 1999 Pattern Recognition Society. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:635 / 644
页数:10
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