scholarly journals AN OVERVIEW OF IMAGE SEGMENTATION ALGORITHMS

Author(s):  
PUSHPAJIT A. KHAIRE. ◽  
NILESHSINGH V. THAKUR

Image segmentation is a puzzled problem even after four decades of research. Research on image segmentation is currently conducted in three levels. Development of image segmentation methods, evaluation of segmentation algorithms and performance and study of these evaluation methods. Hundreds of techniques have been proposed for segmentation of natural images, noisy images, medical images etc. Currently most of the researchers are evaluating the segmentation algorithms using ground truth evaluation of (Berkeley segmentation database) BSD images. In this paper an overview of various segmentation algorithms is discussed. The discussion is mainly based on the soft computing approaches used for segmentation of images without noise and noisy images and the parameters used for evaluating these algorithms. Some of these techniques used are Markov Random Field (MRF) model, Neural Network, Clustering, Particle Swarm optimization, Fuzzy Logic approach and different combinations of these soft techniques.

2011 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 155-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. D. CHENG ◽  
YANHUI GUO ◽  
YINGTAO ZHANG

Image segmentation is an important component in image processing, pattern recognition and computer vision. Many segmentation algorithms have been proposed. However, segmentation methods for both noisy and noise-free images have not been studied in much detail. Neutrosophic set (NS), a part of neutrosophy theory, studies the origin, nature, and scope of neutralities, as well as their interaction with different ideational spectra. However, neutrosophic set needs to be specified and clarified from a technical point of view for a given application or field to demonstrate its usefulness. In this paper, we apply neutrosophic set and define some operations. Neutrosphic set is integrated with an improved fuzzy c-means method and employed for image segmentation. A new operation, α-mean operation, is proposed to reduce the set indeterminacy. An improved fuzzy c-means (IFCM) is proposed based on neutrosophic set. The computation of membership and the convergence criterion of clustering are redefined accordingly. We have conducted experiments on a variety of images. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach can segment images accurately and effectively. Especially, it can segment the clean images and the images having different gray levels and complex objects, which is the most difficult task for image segmentation.


Author(s):  
Pushpajit A. Khaire ◽  
Roshan R. Kotkondawar

Study on Video and Image segmentation is currently limited by the lack of evaluation metrics and benchmark datasets that covers the large variety of sub-problems appearing in image and video segmentation. Proposed chapter provides an analysis of Evaluation Metrics, Datasets for Image and Video Segmentation methods. Importance is on wide-ranging, Datasets robust Metrics which used for evaluation purposes without inducing any bias towards the evaluation results. Introductory Section discusses traditional image and video segmentation methods available, the importance and need of measures, metrics and dataset required to evaluate segmentation algorithms are discussed in next section. Main focus of the chapter explains the measures, metrics and dataset available for evaluation of segmentation techniques of both image and video. The goal is to provide details about a set of impartial datasets and evaluation metrics and to leave the final evaluation of the evaluation process to the understanding of the reader.


2013 ◽  
Vol 860-863 ◽  
pp. 2888-2891
Author(s):  
Yu Bing Dong ◽  
Ming Jing Li ◽  
Ying Sun

Thresholding is one of the critical steps in pattern recognition and has a significant effect on the upcoming steps of image application, the important objectives of thresholding are as follows, and separating objects from background, decreasing the capacity of data consequently increases speed. Various threshold segmentation methods are studied. These methods are compared by using MATLAB7.0. The qualities of image segmentation are elaborated. The results show that iterative threshold segmentation method is better than others.


The use of Induction Motor (IM) has been increased becuase of it’s robust construction , simple design , and low cost . This paper presents a methodology for the application and performance of Fuzzy like PI Controller to set the frequency of Space Vector Pulse-Width modualtion (SVPWM) Inverter applied to closed loop speed control of IM. When the controller is used with current controller, the quadratic component of stator current is estimated by the controller. Instead of using current controller, this paper proposes estimating the frequency of stator voltage. The dyanamic modelling of the IM is presented by dq axis theory. From the simulation results, the superiority of the suggested controller can be observed in controlling the speed of the three-phase IM.


2012 ◽  
Vol 220-223 ◽  
pp. 1292-1297
Author(s):  
Xing Ma ◽  
Jun Li Han ◽  
Chang Shun Liu

In recent years, the gray-scale thresholding segmentation has emerged as a primary tool for image segmentation. However, the application of segmentation algorithms to an image is often disappointing. Based on the characteristics analysis of infrared image, this paper develops several gray-scale thresholding segmentation methods capable of automatic segmentation in regions of pedestrians of infrared image. The approaches of gray-scale thresholding segmentation method are described. Then the experimental system is established by using the infrared CCD device for pedestrian image detection. The image segmentation results generated by the algorithm in the experiment demonstrate that the Otsu thresholding segmentation method has achieved a kind of algorithm on automatic detection and segmentation of infrared image information in regions of interest of image.


2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 1065-1077 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talita Perciano ◽  
Daniela Ushizima ◽  
Harinarayan Krishnan ◽  
Dilworth Parkinson ◽  
Natalie Larson ◽  
...  

Three-dimensional (3D) micro-tomography (µ-CT) has proven to be an important imaging modality in industry and scientific domains. Understanding the properties of material structure and behavior has produced many scientific advances. An important component of the 3D µ-CT pipeline is image partitioning (or image segmentation), a step that is used to separate various phases or components in an image. Image partitioning schemes require specific rules for different scientific fields, but a common strategy consists of devising metrics to quantify performance and accuracy. The present article proposes a set of protocols to systematically analyze and compare the results of unsupervised classification methods used for segmentation of synchrotron-based data. The proposed dataflow for Materials Segmentation and Metrics (MSM) provides 3D micro-tomography image segmentation algorithms, such as statistical region merging (SRM),k-means algorithm and parallel Markov random field (PMRF), while offering different metrics to evaluate segmentation quality, confidence and conformity with standards. Both experimental and synthetic data are assessed, illustrating quantitative results through the MSM dashboard, which can return sample information such as media porosity and permeability. The main contributions of this work are: (i) to deliver tools to improve material design and quality control; (ii) to provide datasets for benchmarking and reproducibility; (iii) to yield good practices in the absence of standards or ground-truth for ceramic composite analysis.


Author(s):  
Chao Zeng ◽  
Wenjing Jia ◽  
Xiangjian He ◽  
Min Xu

Image segmentation techniques using graph theory has become a thriving research area in computer vision community in recent years. This chapter mainly focuses on the most up-to-date research achievements in graph-based image segmentation published in top journals and conferences in computer vision community. The representative graph-based image segmentation methods included in this chapter are classified into six categories: minimum-cut/maximum-flow model (called graph-cut in some literatures), random walk model, minimum spanning tree model, normalized cut model and isoperimetric graph partitioning. The basic rationales of these models are presented, and the image segmentation methods based on these graph-based models are discussed as the main concern of this chapter. Several performance evaluation methods for image segmentation are given. Some public databases for testing image segmentation algorithms are introduced and the future work on graph-based image segmentation is discussed at the end of this chapter.


2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. B. Blokhinov ◽  
V. A. Gorbachev ◽  
Y. O. Rakutin ◽  
D. A. Nikitin

We propose a novel effective algorithm for real-time semantic segmentation of images that has the best accuracy in its class. Based on a comparative analysis of preliminary segmentation methods, methods for calculating attributes from image segments, as well as various algorithms of machine learning, the most effective methods in terms of their accuracy and performance are identified. Based on the research results, a modular near real-time algorithm of semantic segmentation is constructed. Training and testing is performed on the ISPRS Vaihingen collection of aerial photos of the visible and IR ranges, to which a pixel map of the terrain heights is attached. An original method for obtaining a normalized nDSM for the original DSM is proposed.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wallace Casaca ◽  
Gabriel Taubin ◽  
Luis Gustavo Nonato

Interactive segmentation methods have gained much attention lately, specially due to their good performance in segmenting complex images and easy utilization. However, most interactive segmentation algorithms rely on sophisticated mathematical formulations whose effectiveness highly depends on the kind of image to be processed. In fact, sharp adherence to the contours of image segments, uniqueness of solution, high computational burden, and extensive user interaction are some of the weaknesses of most existing methods. In this thesis we proposed two novel interactive image segmentation techniques that sort out the issues raised above. The proposed methods rely on Laplace operators, spectral graph theory, and optimization schemes towards enabling highly accurate segmentation tools which demand a reduced amount of user interaction while still being mathematically simple and computationally efficient. The good performance of our segmentation algorithms is attested by a comprehensive set of comparisons against representative state-of-the-art methods. As additional contribution, we have also proposed two new algorithms for inpainting and photo colorization, both of which rely on the accuracy of our segmentation apparatus


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