DocumentCode
1298648
Title
Some new heuristics for thinning binary handprinted characters for OCR
Author
Stentiford, F.W.M. ; Mortimer, R.G.
Author_Institution
British Telecom., Ipswich, UK
Issue
1
fYear
1983
Firstpage
81
Lastpage
84
Abstract
A standard thinning algorithm which consists of a matrix matching scheme used in conjunction with a connectivity measure is briefly described. Several new heuristics are introduced to obviate some of the common shortcomings of thinning algorithms when applied to handprinted data.
Keywords
heuristic programming; optical character recognition; picture processing; OCR; connectivity measure; handprinted characters; heuristics; matrix matching scheme; thinning algorithm; Cybernetics; Detectors; Estimation; Image segmentation; Joining processes; Pattern recognition; Skeleton;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9472
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TSMC.1983.6313034
Filename
6313034
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