1) Goal: 2) Given an image corrupted by acquisition noise,
locate the edges most likely to be generated by scene elements not by noise.
2) Operations required in edge detection
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x2 y2
In discrete computation:
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x2 f 2 f[i 1, j]2f[i, j] f[i 1, j] y2
Or, by template,
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4. LapLacian of Gaussian (LOG)
LOG combines Guassian filter with the LapLasian for edge detection:
iii) Edge Location: Decide which local maximum in the filter’s output are edges and which are just caused by noise.
3) Edge descriptions:
edge normal: the direction (unit vector) of the maximum intensity variation at edge pixels. Edge normal is perpendicular to the edge.
Course 5 Edge Detection
Course 5 Edge Detection