Thinning algorithm of hand-printed korean character using wavelet transform

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  • 길문호 (전북대학교 공과대학 컴퓨터공학과 영상처리 연구실) ;
  • 유기형 (전북대학교 공과대학 컴퓨터공학과 영상처리 연구실) ;
  • 박정호 (전북대학교 공과대학 컴퓨터공학과 영상처리 연구실) ;
  • 최재호 (전북대학교 공과대학 컴퓨터공학과 영상처리 연구실) ;
  • 곽훈성 (전북대학교 공과대학 컴퓨터공학과 영상처리 연구실)
  • Published : 1998.06.01

Abstract

Recently, image and voice processing part is using wavelet transform. We propose thining algorithm using wavelet tranform. Wavelet transform consists of low frequency and high frequency in the spatial and frequency domain. After the wavelet decomposition, more than 90 percents of energy are contained in lowest frequency band. Therefor, for images with large difference of gray value between foreground and background like character images, we can more accurately in the lowest frequency band. Lowest frequency band has wavelet transform significant coefficient(WTS) that is required for the thinning algorithm we proposed Paper [3][5][7][8] can not separate consonants and vowels of korean characters. Becuase korean characters have structural feature. This paper can separate consonants and vowels. Simulation executed low frequency image and data compression can reduce 1/4$^{n}$ with level n. we can redcue time complexity 3/8.

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