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Shape recognition using eigenvalues of the Dirichlet Laplacian

  • M. A. Khabou
  • , L. Hermi
  • , M. B.H. Rhouma

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Abstract

The eigenvalues of the Dirichlet Laplacian are used to generate three different sets of features for shape recognition and classification in binary images. The generated features are rotation-, translation-, and size-invariant. The features are also shown to be tolerant of noise and boundary deformation. These features are used to classify hand-drawn, synthetic, and natural shapes with correct classification rates ranging from 88.9% to 99.2%. The classification was done using few features (only two features in some cases) and simple feedforward neural networks or minimum Euclidian distance.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)141-153
Number of pages13
JournalPattern Recognition
Volume40
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2007

Keywords

  • Dirichlet boundary condition
  • Eigenvalues
  • Fixed membrane problem
  • Laplacian
  • Neural networks
  • Shape recognition

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Signal Processing
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Artificial Intelligence

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