6.3.1 Improving Edges by Neighborhood Processing, Relaxation

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Edges, Adaptive. Edges, Relaxation. Adaptive. Relaxation.

Zucker, S.W., Hummel, R.A., and Rosenfeld, A.,
An Application of Relaxation Labeling to Line and Curve Enhancement,
TC(26), No. 4, April 1977, pp. 394-403. BibRef 7704
And: Correction: TC(26), pp. 922-929. BibRef

Zucker, S.W., and Mohammed, J.L.,
A Hierarchical Relaxation System for Line Labeling and Grouping,
PRIP78(410-415). Edge Linking. Applied to lines and edges, two levels - assign oriented line segment labels, and consider the linking structure given by a specific model. The updating function is a bit different for the two relaxations, but both are the same basic form. BibRef 7800

Schachter, B.J., Lev, A., Zucker, S.W., and Rosenfeld, A.,
An Application of Relaxation to Edge Reinforcement,
SMC(7), 1977, pp. 813-816. BibRef 7700

Peleg, S., and Rosenfeld, A.,
Determining Compatibility Coefficients for Curve Enhancement Relaxation Processes,
SMC(8), No. 7, 1978, pp. 548-555. BibRef 7800

Narayanan, K.A., O'Leary, D.P., Rosenfeld, A.,
An Optimization Approach to Edge Reinforcement,
SMC(12), No. 4, July/August 1982, pp. 551-553. BibRef 8207

Ehrich, R.W., Schroeder, F.H.,
Contextual Boundary Formation by One-dimensional Edge Detection and Scan Line Matching,
CGIP(16), No. 2, June 1981, pp. 116-149.
WWW Version. BibRef 8106

Cooper, D.B., Elliot, H., Choen, F.S., and Symosek, P.F.,
Stochastic Boundary Estimation and Object Recognition,
CGIP(12), No. 4, April 1980, pp. 326-356.
WWW Version. BibRef 8004

Cooper, D.B., Elliot, H.,
A Maximum Likelihood Framework for Boundary Estimation,
PRIP78(25-31) BibRef 7800

Zabele, G.S., Koplowitz, J.,
On Improving Line Detection in Noisy Images,
CGIP(15), No. 2, February 1981, pp. 130-135.
WWW Version. BibRef 8102
Earlier: PRIP79(146-149). BibRef

Shanmugan, K.S., Paul, C.,
A Fast Edge Thinning Operator,
SMC(12), No. 4, July/August 1982, pp. 567-569. BibRef 8207

Paler, K., Kittler, J.V.,
Grey Level Edge Thinning: A New Method,
PRL(1), 1983, pp. 409-416. BibRef 8300

Lacroix, V.,
A Three-Module Strategy for Edge Detection,
PAMI(10), No. 6, November 1988, pp. 803-810.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 8811
And: Reply to comments: PAMI(12), No. 2, February 1990, pp. 224. Compute edge strength, Generalized non-maximal deletion, Follow edges. BibRef

Park, R.H., and Choi, W.Y.,
Comments on 'A Three-Module Strategy for Edge Detection',
PAMI(12), No. 2, February 1990, pp. 223-224.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 9002

Geman, D., and Reynolds, G.,
Constrained Restoration and the Recovery of Discontinuities,
PAMI(14), No. 3, March 1992, pp. 367-383.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. Image restoration issues. BibRef 9203

Geman, D., Geman, S., Graffigne, C., and Dong, P.,
Boundary Detection by Constrained Optimization,
PAMI(12), No. 7, July 1990, pp. 609-628.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. Application of an iterative technique to refine the boundary point positions. BibRef 9007

Geman, D.,
Stochastic Model for Boundary Detection,
IVC(5), No. 2, May 1987, pp. 61-65.
WWW Version. BibRef 8705

Leung, E., Li, X.,
Parallel Processing Approaches To Edge Relaxation,
PR(21), No. 6, 1988, pp. 547-558.
WWW Version. BibRef 8800

Hancock, E.R., and Kittler, J.V.,
Edge-Labeling Using Dictionary-Based Relaxation,
PAMI(12), No. 2, February 1990, pp. 165-181.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 9002
And:
A Label Error Process for Discrete Relaxation,
ICPR90(I: 523-528).
WWW Version. See also Combining Evidence in Probabilistic Relaxation. BibRef

Papachristou, P., Petrou, M., Kittler, J.V.,
Edge Postprocessing Using Probabilistic Relaxation,
SMC-B(30), No. 3, June 2000, pp. 383-402.
IEEE Top Reference. 0006 BibRef
Earlier: A2, A1, A3:
Error propagation analysis for edge postprocessing,
ICIP96(I: 861-864).
WWW Version. 9610 BibRef
Earlier: A3, A1, A2:
Combining Evidence in Dictionary Based Probabilistic Relaxation,
SCIA93(785-795). BibRef

Kittler, J.V., Papachristou, P., Petrou, M.,
Contextual Postprocessing for Line Detection,
SCIA93(1-2). BibRef 9300

Hancock, E.R., Haindl, M., Kittler, J.V.,
A Hierarchical Evidence Combining Edge Detection,
CIAP91(494-501). BibRef 9100

Hatef, M.[Mohamad], Kittler, J.V.[Josef V.],
Constraining probabilistic relaxation with symbolic attributes,
CAIP95(862-867).
WWW Version. 9509 BibRef

Hancock, E.R., Haindl, M., Kittler, J.V.,
Multiresolution Edge Labelling Using Hierarchical Relaxation,
ICPR92(II:140-144).
WWW Version. BibRef 9200

Hancock, E.R., Kittler, J.V.,
Relaxational Refinement of Intensity Ridges,
ICPR92(III:759-763).
WWW Version. BibRef 9200

Hancock, E.R.,
Resolving Edge-Line Ambiguities Using Probabilistic Relaxation,
CVPR93(300-306).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. Edge suppression in line detection. BibRef 9300

Beymer, D.J.[David J.],
Finding Junctions Using the Image Gradient,
CVPR91(720-721).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef 9100
And: MIT AI Memo-1266, December 1991.
WWW Version. Or:
Postscript Version. Add junction detection to the standard edge detection. BibRef

Hadingham, P.T.,
Symbolic Description of Edges Using a Geometric Relaxation Technique,
PRL(7), 1988, pp. 173-179. BibRef 8800

Kundu, A., Mitra, S.K.,
A New Algorithm for Image Edge Extraction Using a Statistical Classifier Approach,
PAMI(9), No. 4, July 1987, pp. 569-577. BibRef 8707

Kundu, A.,
Robust Edge Detection,
PR(23), No. 5, 1990, pp. 423-440. BibRef 9000
Earlier: CVPR89(11-18).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. Improve the edge detector results by 2 steps of edge detection and supression of spurious edges. BibRef

Duncan, J.S., and Birkholzer, T.,
Edge Reinforcement Using Parameterized Relaxation Labeling,
PAMI(14), No. 5, May 1992, pp. 502-515.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 9205
Earlier: CVPR89(19-27).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. Relaxation applied to continuous output, e.g. direction with parameterized values (an oriented ellipse). BibRef

Tan, H.L., Gelfand, S.B., and Delp, E.J.,
A Comparative Cost Function Approach to Edge Detection,
SMC(19), No. 6, Nov/Dec 1989, pp. 1337-1349. BibRef 8900

Tan, H.L., Gelfand, S.B., and Delp, E.J.,
A Cost Minimization Approach to Edge Detection Using Simulated Annealing,
PAMI(14), No. 1, January 1992, pp. 3-18.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 9201
Earlier: CVPR89(86-91).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef

Yoo, J.S., Bouman, C.A., Delp, E.J., Coyle, E.J.,
The Nonlinear Prefiltering and Differences of Estimates Approaches to Edge Detection: Applications of Stack Filters,
GMIP(55), No. 2, March 1993, pp. 140-yy. BibRef 9303

Yoo, J.S., Coyle, E.J., Bouman, C.A.,
Dual Stack Filters and the Modified Difference of Estimates Approach to Edge Detection,
IP(6), No. 12, December 1997, pp. 1634-1645.
WWW Version. 9712 BibRef

Iyengar, S.S., Deng, W.A.,
An Efficient Edge-Detection Algorithm Using Relaxation Labeling Technique,
PR(28), No. 4, April 1995, pp. 519-536.
WWW Version. BibRef 9504

Krishnakumar, N., Iyengar, S.S.[S. Sitharama], Holyer, R.[Ron], Lybanon, M.[Matthew],
Feature labelling in infrared oceanographic images,
IVC(8), No. 2, May 1990, pp. 142-147.
WWW Version. 0401non-linear probabilistic relaxation method. BibRef

Deng, W.[Weian], Iyengar, S.S.[S. Sitharama],
A New Probabilistic Relaxation Scheme and Its Application to Edge-Detection,
PAMI(18), No. 4, April 1996, pp. 432-437.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. 9605Dictionary scheme. BibRef

Chen, W.C., Thacker, N.A., Rockett, P.I.,
Adaptive Step-Edge Model for Self-Consistent Training of Neural-Network for Probabilistic Edge Labeling,
VISP(143), No. 1, February 1996, pp. 41-50. BibRef 9602

Bolton, A.G., Brown, S.F., Moran, W.,
A Computationally Efficient Algorithm for Enhancing Linear Features in Images,
PR(29), No. 12, December 1996, pp. 2017-2023.
WWW Version. 9701 BibRef

Xie, M.,
Edge Linking by Using Causal Neighborhood Window,
PRL(13), 1992, pp. 647-656. BibRef 9200

Lu, S., Szeto, A.,
Improving Edge Measurement on Noisy Images by Hierarchical Neural Networks,
PRL(12), 1991, pp. 155-164. BibRef 9100

Pedersini, F.[Federico], Sarti, A.[Augusto], Tubaro, S.[Stefano],
Improving the performance of edge localization techniques through error compensation,
SP:IC(12), No. 1, March 1998, pp. 33-47.
WWW Version. BibRef 9803

Petit, E., Lemoine, J., Djeziri, S.,
An adaptative method to smooth discrete curves proposed as a final step for edge detection,
IVC(19), No. 3, February 2001, pp. 145-152.
WWW Version. 0103 BibRef

Tek, H.[Hüseyin], Kimia, B.B.[Benjamin B.],
Boundary Smoothing via Symmetry Transforms,
JMIV(14), No. 3, May 2001, pp. 211-223.
WWW Version. 0106Process the boundary to fill gaps and remove spurious points. Uses MAT or skeleton transformations. BibRef

Tek, H.[Huseyin], Kimia, B.B.[Benjamin B.],
Perceptual Organization via the Symmetry Map and Symmetry Transforms,
CVPR99(II: 471-477).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 9900

Lu, D.S.[De-Sian], Chen, C.C.[Chien-Chang],
Edge detection improvement by ant colony optimization,
PRL(29), No. 4, 1 March 2008, pp. 416-425.
WWW Version. 0711Edge detection; Ant colony optimization (ACO); Pheromone trail BibRef


Bergevin, R.[Robert], Filiatrault, A.[Alexandre],
Enhancing Contour Primitives by Pairwise Grouping and Relaxation,
ICIAR07(222-233).
WWW Version. 0708 BibRef

Zhou, L.X.[Ling-Xiang], Gu, W.K.[Wei-Kang],
1st and 2nd order recursive operators for adaptive edge detection,
CAIP97(511-518).
WWW Version. 9709 BibRef
Earlier:
A Fast Algorithm for Adaptive Edge Detection,
ICPR96(B71.1). 9608(Zhejiang Univ., PRC) BibRef

Levy, M.,
A New Theoretical Approach to Relaxation, Application to Edge Detection,
ICPR88(I: 208-212).
WWW Version.
IEEE Top Reference. BibRef 8800

Chapter on Detection and Analysis of Edges, Lines, Curves, Corners, Hough Transform continues in
Line Detectors, Direct Detection of Straight Lines .


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