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
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;
Journal_Title :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSMC.1983.6313034
