RULE-BASED IMAGE SEGMENTATION - A DYNAMIC CONTROL STRATEGY APPROACH

The structure and functional aspects of a rule-based image segmentation system are briefly described. This paper focuses mainly on the control aspects of the system. A set of measurements is defined that evaluates the quality of an image segmentation and thereby determines the control. To accomplish this, focus of attention areas are created within the image. These are processed in an order that depends on their properties, as reflected by the set of performance measures, computed for each area. A dynamic control strategy within each area is also determined based on the individual characteristics of that area. One aspect involves determining the spatial order in which the system will process the data entries inside the area.