IMAGE DESCRIPTION WITH NONSEPARABLE TWO-DIMENSIONAL CHARLIER AND MEIXNER MOMENTS

Author(s):  
HONGQING ZHU ◽  
MIN LIU ◽  
YU LI ◽  
HUAZHONG SHU ◽  
HUI ZHANG

This paper presents two new sets of nonseparable discrete orthogonal Charlier and Meixner moments describing the images with noise and that are noise-free. The basis functions used by the proposed nonseparable moments are bivariate Charlier or Meixner polynomials introduced by Tratnik et al. This study discusses the computational aspects of discrete orthogonal Charlier and Meixner polynomials, including the recurrence relations with respect to variable x and order n. The purpose is to avoid large variation in the dynamic range of polynomial values for higher order moments. The implementation of nonseparable Charlier and Meixner moments does not involve any numerical approximation, since the basis function of the proposed moments is orthogonal in the image coordinate space. The performances of Charlier and Meixner moments in describing images were investigated in terms of the image reconstruction error, and the results of the experiments on the noise sensitivity are given.

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 417-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiyong Wu ◽  
Senlin Yan

Abstract This paper presents a new set of bivariate discrete orthogonal moments which are based on bivariate Hahn polynomials with non-separable basis. The polynomials are scaled to ensure numerical stability. Their computational aspects are discussed in detail. The principle of parameter selection is established by analyzing several plots of polynomials with different kinds of parameters. Appropriate parameters of binary images and a grayscale image are obtained through experimental results. The performance of the proposed moments in describing images is investigated through several image reconstruction experiments, including noisy and noise-free conditions. Comparisons with existing discrete orthogonal moments are also presented. The experimental results show that the proposed moments outperform slightly separable Hahn moments for higher orders.


2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Jooste ◽  
K. Jordaan

AbstractThe zeros of certain different sequences of orthogonal polynomials interlace in a well-defined way. The study of this phenomenon and the conditions under which it holds lead to a set of points that can be applied as bounds for the extreme zeros of the polynomials. We consider different sequences of the discrete orthogonal Meixner and Kravchuk polynomials and use mixed three-term recurrence relations, satisfied by the polynomials under consideration, to identify bounds for the extreme zeros of Meixner and Kravchuk polynomials.


1986 ◽  
Vol 30 (02) ◽  
pp. 69-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. Telste ◽  
F. Noblesse

This study presents a simple, accurate, and efficient method for numerically evaluating the Green function, and its gradient, of the theory of water-wave radiation and diffraction. The method is based on five expressions for the Green function that are useful in complementary regions of the quadrant in which the Green function is defined. These expressions consist of asymptotic expansions, ascending series, two complementary Taylor series, and a numerical approximation based on a modified form of the Haskind integral representation. The four series representations are refinements of the series obtained previously in Noblesse [1].2 These series express the Green function and its gradient as sums of power series and terms involving functions of only one variable. The power series can be evaluated quickly by using recurrence relations; and the functions of one variable, by using rational approximations. The method permits the Green function and its gradient to be evaluated with an absolute error smaller than 10–6 very efficiently (with computing time less than 6 × 10–5 sec on a CDC CYBER 176 computer). A listing of the FORTRAN subroutine is included in the paper.


SIAM Review ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Gautschi

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basheera M. Mahmmod ◽  
Alaa M. Abdul-Hadi ◽  
Sadiq H. Abdulhussain ◽  
Aseel Hussien

Discrete Krawtchouk polynomials are widely utilized in different fields for their remarkable characteristics, specifically, the localization property. Discrete orthogonal moments are utilized as a feature descriptor for images and video frames in computer vision applications. In this paper, we present a new method for computing discrete Krawtchouk polynomial coefficients swiftly and efficiently. The presented method proposes a new initial value that does not tend to be zero as the polynomial size increases. In addition, a combination of the existing recurrence relations is presented which are in the n- and x-directions. The utilized recurrence relations are developed to reduce the computational cost. The proposed method computes approximately 12.5% of the polynomial coefficients, and then symmetry relations are employed to compute the rest of the polynomial coefficients. The proposed method is evaluated against existing methods in terms of computational cost and maximum size can be generated. In addition, a reconstruction error analysis for image is performed using the proposed method for large signal sizes. The evaluation shows that the proposed method outperforms other existing methods.


Author(s):  
F. Ouyang ◽  
D. A. Ray ◽  
O. L. Krivanek

Electron backscattering Kikuchi diffraction patterns (BKDP) reveal useful information about the structure and orientation of crystals under study. With the well focused electron beam in a scanning electron microscope (SEM), one can use BKDP as a microanalysis tool. BKDPs have been recorded in SEMs using a phosphor screen coupled to an intensified TV camera through a lens system, and by photographic negatives. With the development of fiber-optically coupled slow scan CCD (SSC) cameras for electron beam imaging, one can take advantage of their high sensitivity and wide dynamic range for observing BKDP in SEM.We have used the Gatan 690 SSC camera to observe backscattering patterns in a JEOL JSM-840A SEM. The CCD sensor has an active area of 13.25 mm × 8.83 mm and 576 × 384 pixels. The camera head, which consists of a single crystal YAG scintillator fiber optically coupled to the CCD chip, is located inside the SEM specimen chamber. The whole camera head is cooled to about -30°C by a Peltier cooler, which permits long integration times (up to 100 seconds).


Author(s):  
R. Vincent

Microanalysis and diffraction on a sub-nanometre scale have become practical in modern TEMs due to the high brightness of field emission sources combined with the short mean free paths associated with both elastic and inelastic scattering of incident electrons by the specimen. However, development of electron diffraction as a quantitative discipline has been limited by the absence of any generalised theory for dynamical inelastic scattering. These problems have been simplified by recent innovations, principally the introduction of spectrometers such as the Gatan imaging filter (GIF) and the Zeiss omega filter, which remove the inelastic electrons, combined with annual improvements in the speed of computer workstations and the availability of solid-state detectors with high resolution, sensitivity and dynamic range.Comparison of experimental data with dynamical calculations imposes stringent requirements on the specimen and the electron optics, even when the inelastic component has been removed. For example, no experimental CBED pattern ever has perfect symmetry, departures from the ideal being attributable to residual strain, thickness averaging, inclined surfaces, incomplete cells and amorphous surface layers.


Author(s):  
A. G. Jackson ◽  
M. Rowe

Diffraction intensities from intermetallic compounds are, in the kinematic approximation, proportional to the scattering amplitude from the element doing the scattering. More detailed calculations have shown that site symmetry and occupation by various atom species also affects the intensity in a diffracted beam. [1] Hence, by measuring the intensities of beams, or their ratios, the occupancy can be estimated. Measurement of the intensity values also allows structure calculations to be made to determine the spatial distribution of the potentials doing the scattering. Thermal effects are also present as a background contribution. Inelastic effects such as loss or absorption/excitation complicate the intensity behavior, and dynamical theory is required to estimate the intensity value.The dynamic range of currents in diffracted beams can be 104or 105:1. Hence, detection of such information requires a means for collecting the intensity over a signal-to-noise range beyond that obtainable with a single film plate, which has a S/N of about 103:1. Although such a collection system is not available currently, a simple system consisting of instrumentation on an existing STEM can be used as a proof of concept which has a S/N of about 255:1, limited by the 8 bit pixel attributes used in the electronics. Use of 24 bit pixel attributes would easily allowthe desired noise range to be attained in the processing instrumentation. The S/N of the scintillator used by the photoelectron sensor is about 106 to 1, well beyond the S/N goal. The trade-off that must be made is the time for acquiring the signal, since the pattern can be obtained in seconds using film plates, compared to 10 to 20 minutes for a pattern to be acquired using the digital scan. Parallel acquisition would, of course, speed up this process immensely.


Author(s):  
N. Mori ◽  
T. Oikawa ◽  
Y. Harada ◽  
J. Miyahara ◽  
T. Matsuo

The Imaging Plate (IP) is a new type imaging device, which was developed for diagnostic x ray imaging. We have reported that usage of the IP for a TEM has many merits; those are high sensitivity, wide dynamic range, and good linearity. However in the previous report the reading system was prototype drum-type-scanner, and IP was also experimentally made, which phosphor layer was 50μm thick with no protective layer. So special care was needed to handle them, and they were used only to make sure the basic characteristics. In this article we report the result of newly developed reading, printing system and high resolution IP for practical use. We mainly discuss the characteristics of the IP here. (Precise performance concerned with the reader and other system are reported in the other article.)Fig.1 shows the schematic cross section of the IP. The IP consists of three parts; protective layer, phosphor layer and support.


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