Title
Genetic approaches for topological active nets optimization
Abstract
The topological active nets (TANs) model is a deformable model used for image segmentation. It integrates features of region-based and edge-based segmentation techniques so it is able to fit the contours of the objects and model their inner topology. Also, topological changes in its structure allow the detection of concave and convex contours, holes, and several objects in the scene. Since the model deformation is based on the minimization of an energy functional, the adjustment depends on the minimization algorithm. This paper presents two evolutionary approaches to the energy minimization problem in the TAN model. The first proposal is a genetic algorithm with ad hoc operators whereas the second approach is a hybrid model that combines genetic and greedy algorithms. Both evolutionary approaches improve the accuracy of the segmentation even though only the hybrid model allows topological changes in the model structure.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1016/j.patcog.2008.09.005
Pattern Recognition
Keywords
Field
DocType
genetic algorithm,image segmentation,energy minimization,genetic algorithms,genetics,greedy algorithm
Edge detection,Image segmentation,Artificial intelligence,Energy functional,Genetic algorithm,Topology,Pattern recognition,Segmentation,Evolutionary computation,Algorithm,Greedy algorithm,Mathematics,Energy minimization
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
42
5
0031-3203
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
17
0.93
16
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Óscar Ibáñez19611.32
Noelia Barreira218217.47
José Santos Reyes37516.25
Manuel G. Penedo418535.91