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Issues in Acoustic Signal — Image Processing and Recognition pp 295–307Cite as

The Template Edge Detector and its Performance

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The two main prerequisites of accurate and reliable automatic image analysis and interpretation are low noise and distortion free performance of the image forming device and accurate image segmentation.

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  1. Technology Division, SERC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 OQX, UK

    J. Kittler

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Southeastern Massachusetts University, 02747, North Dartmouth, MA, USA

    C. H. Chen

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Kittler, J. (1983). The Template Edge Detector and its Performance. In: Chen, C.H. (eds) Issues in Acoustic Signal — Image Processing and Recognition. NATO ASI Series, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82002-1_15

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