Title
Skeletonization of Sparse Shapes using Dynamic Competitive Neural Networks
Abstract
The detection of regions and objects in digital images is a topic of utmost importance for solving several problems related to the area of pattern recognition. In this direction, skeletonization algorithms are a widely used tool since they allow us to reduce the quantity of available data, easing the detection of characteristics for their recognition and classification. In addition, this transformation of the original data in its essential characteristics eases the elimination of local noise which is present in the data input. This paper proposes a new skeletonization strategy applicable to sparse images from a competitive, dynamic neural network trained with the AVGSOM method. The strategy developed in this paper determines the arc making up the skeleton combining AVGSOM non-supervised learning with a minimum spanning tree. The proposed method has been applied in images with different spanning shape and degree. In particular, the results obtained have been compared to existing solutions, showing successful results. Finally, some conclusions, together with some future lines of work, are presented.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.4114/ia.v11i35.898
Inteligencia Artificial, Revista Iberoamericana de Inteligencia Artificial
Keywords
Field
DocType
neural networks,skeletonization,pattern recognition,digital image,digital image processing,supervised learning,neural network,minimum spanning tree
Data mining,Computer science,Digital image,Skeletonization,Artificial intelligence,Artificial neural network,Digital image processing,Dynamic neural network,Machine learning,Minimum spanning tree
Journal
Volume
Issue
Citations 
11
35
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
9
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Waldo Hasperué122.40
Leonardo Corbalán242.90
Laura Lanzarini3218.94
oscar n bria400.34