Title :
Deformable contour method based on variational approach to a constrained optimisation formulation
Author :
Wang, X. ; Peng, Z. ; Gao, F. ; Wee, W.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Cincinnati, OH, USA
Abstract :
A deformable contour method derived from the variational approach to a constrained contour energy minimisation formulation is presented. The constraint is a function that characterises target object interiors. A new constraint is also proposed with better results when compared to other conventional deformable contour methods.
Keywords :
image processing; minimisation; object detection; object recognition; ultrasonic imaging; constrained contour energy minimisation formulation; constrained optimisation formulation; constraint function; deformable contour method; target object interiors; variational approach;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20040081
