Optimal small kernels for edge detection

Stephen E. Reichenbach, Stephen K. Park, Rachel Alter-Gartenberg

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Abstract

An algorithm is developed for defining small kernels that are conditioned on the important components of the imaging process: the nature of the scene, the point-spread function of the image-gathering device, sampling effects, noise, and post-filter interpolation. Subject to constraints on the spatial support of the kernel, the algorithm generates the kernal values that minimize the expected mean-square error of the estimate of the scene characteristic. This development is consistent with the derivation of the spatially unconstrained Wiener characteristic filter, but leads to a small, spatially constrained convolution kernel. Simulation experiments demonstrate that the algorithm is more flexible than traditional small-kernel techniques and yields more accurate estimates.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)57-63
Number of pages7
JournalProceedings - International Conference on Pattern Recognition
Volume2
StatePublished - 1990
EventProceedings of the 10th International Conference on Pattern Recognition - Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Duration: Jun 16 1990Jun 21 1990

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

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