An Empirical Performance Evaluation Technique for Discrete Second Derivative Edge Detectors

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Abstract

The problem of edge evaluation in relation to image gradient-based edge detectors has been widely studied, and there exist a range of edge evaluation techniques that are appropriate to such edge detectors. Although discrete second derivative operators often form the basis of edge detection methods, whereby zero-crossings are used to locate edge pixels, rather less attention has been paid to the development of edge evaluation techniques that are directly appropriate to zero-crossing methods. We propose a new evaluation technique that performs edge sensitivity analysis with respect to angular orientation and displacement errors for edges located by such discrete second derivative operators. The technique applies a finite element interpolation to the output values of the second derivative operator. Hence the method is used to directly evaluate edges located by a second derivative operator without the need to use a supplementary first derivative operator for gradient approximation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUnknown Host Publication
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages594-599
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - Sept 2003
Event12th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing (ICIAP 2003) - Mantova, Italy
Duration: 1 Sept 2003 → …

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing (ICIAP 2003)
Period1/09/03 → …

Keywords

  • second derivative edge detectors
  • performance evaluation
  • zero-crossings
  • edge sensitivity analysis

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