Ceramic Microstructure Image Segmentation by Mean Shift

In order to effectively assist the researchers conduct quantitative analysis of ceramic microstructures, a segmentation algorithm based on mean shift is used for the ceramic microstructure image. Since the collection and transfer process of microscopic image will inevitably be subject to uneven distribution of light, electronic noise and other interference factors which make the image quality deterioration, it is necessary to reduce noises and enhance edges for ceramic microscopic image processing at first. Therefore, the median filter is used to remove the noises in the ceramic microstructure images. Then the component with similar feature is separated and merged by the mean shift segmentation algorithm. Experiments show the proposed algorithm of using median filter and mean shift clustering gives satisfactory results.