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Using eigenvectors of a vector field for deriving a second directional derivative operator for color images

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Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns (CAIP 1993)

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Edge detection in color images could be seen as detecting changes in a vector field.This paper presents a survey on existing methods and their difficulties. A second directional derivative approach is proposed, using eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a vector field for deriving a color edge detector and avoiding some ambiguities in the gradient direction estimation. Qualitative studies are presented by applying and comparing the different technics on a real image.

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  1. Laboratoire d'Automatique et MicroInformatique Industrielle, LAMII/CESALP-Université de Savoie, BP 806, F.74016, Annecy Cedex, France

    W. Alshatti & P. Lambert

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Dmitry Chetverikov Walter G. Kropatsch

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Alshatti, W., Lambert, P. (1993). Using eigenvectors of a vector field for deriving a second directional derivative operator for color images. In: Chetverikov, D., Kropatsch, W.G. (eds) Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns. CAIP 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 719. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57233-3_20

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