Clustering Boundary Points Detection Algorithm Based on Gradient Binarization
In order to detect the boundary points of clustering efficiently, we proposed a novel algorithm which combined grid technology and gradient operator. In this algorithm the grid technology is used to enhance the speed of the data processing, and Prewitt gradient operator is applied to calculate gradient in 3×3 grid region from eight directions, the maximum being the central grid gradient. The gradient is used to judge whether the grid is the boundary grid or not, and a point in the boundary grid is a boundary point. Putting the method of image boundary processing into the practice of processing cluster boundary is a fresh idea for the research on cluster boundary. The experimental results indicate that this algorithm can effectively detect boundary of clusters in datasets with noises/outliers and have high running efficiency.