DocumentCode
1109871
Title
A Nonlinear Feature Extraction Algorithm Using Distance Transformation
Author
Koontz, Warren L.G. ; Fukunaga, Keinosuke
Author_Institution
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.
Issue
1
fYear
1972
Firstpage
56
Lastpage
63
Abstract
Feature extraction has been recognized as a useful technique for pattern recognition. Feature extraction is accomplished by constructing a mapping from the measurement space to a feature space. Often, the mapping is chosen from an arbitrarily specified parametric family by optimizing the parameters with respect to a separability criterion.
Keywords
Distance functions, feature extraction, nonlinear mapping, pattern recognition, preprocessing.; Displays; Extraterrestrial measurements; Feature extraction; Function approximation; Iterative algorithms; Iterative methods; Laboratories; Pattern recognition; Piecewise linear techniques; Telephony; Distance functions, feature extraction, nonlinear mapping, pattern recognition, preprocessing.;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9340
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/T-C.1972.223431
Filename
1672024
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