Title : 
Clustering points in nD space through hierarchical structures
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
VIVA Res. Lab, Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This article presents a technique for clustering points in nD space based on the concepts of irregular pyramids and minimum-distance classification. The structure we present consists of a number of levels. Each level consists of a number of clusters and each cluster contains one or more point nodes. The base of the structure is the set of input points (or feature vectors). The apex is a set of roots where every root is distant from every other root according to some proximity criteria.
         
        
            Keywords : 
feature extraction; hierarchical systems; image classification; pattern clustering; clustering point; feature extraction; feature vector; hierarchical structure; irregular pyramid concept; minimum-distance classification; Buildings; Clustering algorithms; Computer vision; Data structures; Feature extraction; Information technology; Layout; Neodymium; Shape control; Space technology;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2003. IEEE CCECE 2003. Canadian Conference on
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-7781-8
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/CCECE.2003.1226326