Title :
Symmetry detection using complex moments
Author :
Cheung, Kent K T ; Ip, Horace H S
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Abstract :
We present an efficient algorithm for detecting all the symmetry axes of a 2D planar shape. We proved theorems relating to certain distinguishing properties of the generalised complex moments computed for symmetrical objects. Based on these properties, the detection of symmetry axes can be carried out efficiently and accurately. The algorithm can also be applied to detecting partially (perceptually) symmetrical objects
Keywords :
method of moments; pattern recognition; 2D planar shape; complex moments; mirror symmetry; symmetrical objects; symmetry axis; symmetry detection; Application software; Computer science; Computer vision; Electrical capacitance tomography; Image analysis; Mirrors; Object detection; Pattern recognition; Reflection; Shape measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Pattern Recognition, 1998. Proceedings. Fourteenth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brisbane, Qld.
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8512-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICPR.1998.711984
