A Grouping Differential Evolution Algorithm Boosted by Attraction and Repulsion Strategies for Masi Entropy-Based Multi-Level Image Segmentation

Masi entropy is a popular criterion employed for identifying appropriate threshold values in image thresholding. However, with an increasing number of thresholds, the efficiency of Masi entropy-based multi-level thresholding algorithms becomes problematic. To overcome this, we propose a novel differential evolution (DE) algorithm as an effective population-based metaheuristic for Masi entropy-based multi-level image thresholding. Our ME-GDEAR algorithm benefits from a grouping strategy to enhance the efficacy of the algorithm for which a clustering algorithm is used to partition the current population. Then, an updating strategy is introduced to include the obtained clusters in the current population. We further improve the algorithm using attraction (towards the best individual) and repulsion (from random individuals) strategies. Extensive experiments on a set of benchmark images convincingly show ME-GDEAR to give excellent image thresholding performance, outperforming other metaheuristics in 37 out of 48 cases based on cost function evaluation, 26 of 48 cases based on feature similarity index, and 20 of 32 cases based on Dice similarity. The obtained results demonstrate that population-based metaheuristics can be successfully applied to entropy-based image thresholding and that strengthening both exploitation and exploration strategies, as performed in ME-GDEAR, is crucial for designing such an algorithm.     

An Interval Iteration Based Multilevel Thresholding Algorithm for Brain MR Image Segmentation

In this paper, we propose an interval iteration multilevel thresholding method (IIMT). This approach is based on the Otsu method but iteratively searches for sub-regions of the image to achieve segmentation, rather than processing the full image as a whole region. Then, a novel multilevel thresholding framework based on IIMT for brain MR image segmentation is proposed. In this framework, the original image is first decomposed using a hybrid L₁ − L₀ layer decomposition method to obtain the base layer. Second, we use IIMT to segment both the original image and its base layer. Finally, the two segmentation results are integrated by a fusion scheme to obtain a more refined and accurate segmentation result. Experimental results showed that our proposed algorithm is effective, and outperforms the standard Otsu-based and other optimization-based segmentation methods.     

一种色彩向量的降维表示方法

提出了一种依据人眼的颜色视觉机制对真彩色显微生物图像进行分割的色彩向量的降维表示方法。该方法将由红绿蓝三色彩刺激经Karhunen Lo埁ｖｅ变换得到的Ｉ1I2 I3 色彩空间中的I1强度信息摒弃 ,将色彩特征由三维I1I2 I3 色彩空间向量降维为二维I2 I3 色彩向量。并以此I2 I3 色彩向量作为图像的色彩表示特征 ,运用反向传播网络对真彩色显微生物图像进行了分割实验。实验表明该方法应用于分割真彩色显微生物图像时 ,与采用I1I2色彩向量的降维方法相比 ,可优化色彩表示特征 ,加快网络的收敛速度 ,提高图像分割的正确率     

图象复原的新后验方法

本文就某系统的动态图象的复原,阐述了复原的主要技术过程。提出了一种新的后验模型,即退化信息不是从退化图象本身中提取,而是从给定样本的一系列退化象中提取,从而可以用线性空不变系统的求解模型来处理非线性空变系统的图象复原问题。本文给出了用此方法所获得的处理结果。     

一种针对彩色物体的光栅投影三维测量方法

针对传统彩色编码光栅三维轮廓术中光栅易受到物体表面彩色纹理的干扰,从而造成编码条纹颜色误判和相位误差增大这一问题,提出一种基于互补彩色光栅的三维测量方法,给出了理论分析、光栅设计原理、补偿算法与实验分析。对图像进行初步的解耦校正后,通过预先设计的光栅互补特性,依据彩色响应模型求取物体表面逐点的反射率,并对红绿蓝(RGB)三通道反射率的不平衡进行补偿,消除物体表面彩色纹理的干扰,改善光栅的正弦性。以补偿后的图像来指导彩色编码条纹的分割解码并用傅里叶变换法提取出包裹相位,依据解码结果指导相位展开,继而完成整个三维测量过程。实验证明该方法对彩色纹理的补偿准确有效,降低了彩色纹理对测量的影响。     

红外小目标图像的背景杂波量化方法

分析了背景杂波对红外小目标检测的影响,研究了一种针对红外小目标图像的背景杂波定量描述方法.提出了背景杂波定量描述方法需要满足的三个条件:与主观判断的结果一致、对于不同的红外图像具有适应性和能够辅助改进目标检测算法.综合考虑了目标与背景的特征,融合了4种特征,提出了一种新的红外背景杂波量化方法.首先采用支持向量机对背景杂...     

一种激光损伤阈值测试新方法

随着激光器朝向大功率、高能量的方向发展,激光损伤阈值成为了衡量光学元件抗激光损伤能力的重要参数之一,因此,能否准确地测量出光学元件的激光损伤阈值成为研究的重点。而光学元件激光损伤阈值测试的关键是能否准确地判别光学元件是否发生激光损伤。为解决目前常见的损伤判别方法存在的精度低、识别时间长、适用材料范围窄、操作复杂等不足,提出了一种新的激光损伤的判别方法,即等离子体诊断法。以K9玻璃为例,搭建激光损伤阈值的测试平台,利用光纤光谱仪采集强激光辐照K9玻璃时所产生的激光等离子体闪光光谱,并对该光谱进行诊断分析,将该光谱中是否含有待测试光学元件材料中特征元素的光谱峰作为其是否收到激光损伤的标准。同时,对K9玻璃进行了激光损伤阈值的测试,并将测试结果与等离子体闪光法和显微镜法所测的激光损伤阈值进行了对比分析。实验表明,提出的等离子体诊断方法的判别精度高、速度快、测试装置结构简单,易实现在线测量,可以大大地提高光学元件激光损伤阈值测试工作的效率。     

一种新的激光雷达距离像噪声抑制方法

主要针对激光雷达距离像的距离反常噪声抑制问题,阐述了激光雷达距离像的噪声原理,分析了应用传统中值滤波方法抑制距离反常噪声的缺陷,提出了基于包围准则的自适应中值滤波算法。该方法首先根据包围准则检测噪声,对5×5滤波窗口内的像素值进行排序差分;然后选择低于门限长度最长的连续差分值对应的像素值作为距离正常值;最后运用中值滤波和加权均值滤波进行噪声抑制。实验结果表明,该方法有效抑制了距离反常噪声,且较好地保护了距离图像中目标的边缘细节,均方根误差分别比3×3和5×5窗口中值滤波法减少了27.1%和9.1%。     

一种新的空谱联合探测高光谱影像目标探测算法

高光谱遥感影像不但具有高分辨率的空间信息还包含连续的光谱信息,因此在目标探测领域具有独特的应用优势。传统的高光谱遥感影像目标探测侧重于光谱信息的应用,形成了确定性算法和统计学算法。确定性算法通过计算目标光谱与待检测光谱之间的距离来查找目标,不能检测亚像素目标,而且容易受到噪声的影响;统计学目标检测计算背景统计特性,通过探测异常点来检测目标,可以检测亚像素目标和小目标,但容易受到目标尺寸的影响,不能很好的检测大目标。随着高光谱遥感影像的空间分辨率的增加,探测目标已有亚像素目标逐步转换为单像素及多像素目标,此时,在高光谱图像中,相同类别的地物在空间分布上呈现聚类特性, 因此,在利用高光谱遥感影像进行目标探测时,需要将其空间信息融入算法中。将空间特征引入传统目标探测算法。提出了一种新的空谱结合的高光谱目标探测算法,将传统的基于统计的目标探测算子与空域邻域聚类算法相结合,首先利用目标探测算子将影像划分为潜在目标区域与背景区域;通过计算潜在目标区域的质心,以质心为中心进行邻域聚类,剔除潜在目标区域中的背景区域,通过迭代计算获取最终目标探测结果。传统的基于统计的目标探测算子,将整个探测区域定义为背景区域,实现对背景区域的统计特征提取,而该方法将背景区域与潜在目标区域分离,剔除了目标区域对背景区域的统计干扰。将本算子与传统的约束能量最小化算子和自适应余弦探测算子进行分析比较可知,该算子的大目标探测性能优于传统的统计算子。     

一种新的全色图像与光谱图像融合方法研究

给出了一种新的综合伪彩色映射技术和小波变换理论的图像融合方法,并将其应用于全色图像和光谱图像的融合中.通过提取两个不同谱段光谱图像的共有信息和特别信息,并进行伪彩色映射融合,来增强目标与背景的对比度.同时将伪彩色映射融合后的图像进一步用IHS变换提取空间信息,在小波变换框架下将其与全色图像进行融合以提高目标的边缘细节信息,使所获得的融合结果不仅包含丰富的光谱信息的同时还具有较高的空间分辨率.仿真图和评价指标表明,该算法在增强目标与背景的对比度以及保留目标信息等方面具有较强的优势.     

一种新的Fabry-Perot干涉条纹处理方法

介绍了一种提取Fabry-Perot(法布里-帕罗)干涉条纹圆心点坐标和条纹半径的新方法。首先对干涉图像依次进行二值化处理,对所得到的条纹强度曲线进行均平滤波和自适应滤波,根据条纹灰度值强度余弦函数分布的特点,对条纹灰度值数据进行最小二乘法拟合,获得条纹强度峰值坐标,通过精确的迭代算法,进而获得Fabry-Perot干涉条纹圆心点的坐标;然后再对干涉条纹进行圆周积分,从而可以确定每级Fabry-Perot干涉条纹的半径长度。该方法可提高计算精度,减小计算误差。     

A Clustering Approach for the Separation of Touching Edges in Particle Images

The occurrence of touching objects in images of particulate systems is very common especially in the absence of dispersion methods during image acquisition. The separation of these touching particles is essential before accurate estimation of particle size and shape can be achieved from these images. In the current work, clustering approaches based on the fuzzy C‐means algorithm are employed to identify the touching particle regions. Firstly, clustering in the multidimensional space of image features, e.g., standard deviation, gradient and range calculated in a certain neighborhood of each pixel, is performed to trap the touching regions. Then, in a novel proposed method, the clustering of pixel intensity itself into two fuzzy clusters is performed and a feature, referred to as the ‘Fuzzy Range', is calculated for each pixel from its membership values in both clusters and is presented as a distinguishing feature of the touching regions. Both approaches are compared and the superiority of the latter method in terms of the non‐necessity of neighborhood based calculations and minimum disfiguration is elucidated. The separation methods presented herein do not make any assumption about the shape of the particle as is undertaken in many methods reported elsewhere. The technique is proven to minimize greatly the deleterious effects of over‐segmentation, as is the case with traditional watershed segmentation techniques, and consequently, it results in a superior performance.     

Enhanced Slime Mould Algorithm for Multilevel Thresholding Image Segmentation Using Entropy Measures

Image segmentation is a fundamental but essential step in image processing because it dramatically influences posterior image analysis. Multilevel thresholding image segmentation is one of the most popular image segmentation techniques, and many researchers have used meta-heuristic optimization algorithms (MAs) to determine the threshold values. However, MAs have some defects; for example, they are prone to stagnate in local optimal and slow convergence speed. This paper proposes an enhanced slime mould algorithm for global optimization and multilevel thresholding image segmentation, namely ESMA. First, the Levy flight method is used to improve the exploration ability of SMA. Second, quasi opposition-based learning is introduced to enhance the exploitation ability and balance the exploration and exploitation. Then, the superiority of the proposed work ESMA is confirmed concerning the 23 benchmark functions. Afterward, the ESMA is applied in multilevel thresholding image segmentation using minimum cross-entropy as the fitness function. We select eight greyscale images as the benchmark images for testing and compare them with the other classical and state-of-the-art algorithms. Meanwhile, the experimental metrics include the average fitness (mean), standard deviation (Std), peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR), structure similarity index (SSIM), feature similarity index (FSIM), and Wilcoxon rank-sum test, which is utilized to evaluate the quality of segmentation. Experimental results demonstrated that ESMA is superior to other algorithms and can provide higher segmentation accuracy.     

基于数学形态学的表面原子熔融相的 STM图像识别算法

高温扫描隧道显微镜(HT-STM)可以实时原位地捕捉到表面原子的熔化相变过程.在这一原位变温实验中,快速可靠地识别出每帧STM图像中的熔融相十分关键.传统的手工统计方法存在效率低下、随意性大等问题.我们发展出一套基于数学形态学的算法,来自动快速地识别.与人工方法相比,该算法消除了人为主观误差,使确定的边界更加准确、光滑,处理效率提高了266倍.     

表面粗糙度干涉图像处理中的阈值优选

提出用于表面粗糙度自动干涉法测量过程中的一种有效的白光干涉图像阈值分割方法，分割后的二值图像经过干涉条纹边界线萃取后得到的被测表面输廓波形和表面粗糙度参数的计算结果与高精度ＴＡＬＹＳＵＲＦ６型表面粗糙度测量仪的测量结果十分吻合，此种图像分割方法同样也适用于粗糙表面激光干涉图像的二值化分割。     

A Texture Combined Multispectral Magnetic Resonance Imaging Segmentation for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Tumor segmentation from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is important for volume estimation and visualization of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). In some cases, segmentation using the general multispectral (GM) method often obtained poor results due to the high false positives caused by complex anatomic structures and serious overlap in feature space. In this study, a texture combined multispectral fuzzy clustering (TCMFC) segmentation algorithm was proposed. A texture measure of T1-weighted (T1) MR image was introduced by calculating the two-order central statistical information of every pixel within a window after the window convolution operation. The texture measure and the intensities in T1 and contrast-enhanced T1 images formed the new 3-D feature vector for fuzzy clustering implemented by semi-supervised fuzzy c-means (SFCM). Testing showed that by reducing the false positives significantly, the TCMFC method achieved improved segmentation results, compared with the GM method.     

基于光切法的表面粗糙度检测的图像处理研究

介绍了表面粗糙度的检测方法，阐述了利用视频化改造后的9J型光切显微镜，基于光切法的表面粗糙度检测的数字图像处理方法，利用Canny算子进行边缘检测和保持连通的边缘细化算法进行细化处理，得到了较为理想的表面粗糙度轮廓曲线，为后续的表面粗糙度参数的计算奠定了基础。     

基于曲率尺度空间角点检测的交通标志分离算法

针对交通标志出现互连现象导致检测率下降的问题,提出了一种基于曲率尺度空间(CSS)角点检测的交通标志分离算法。使用基于红绿蓝(RGB)归一化的彩色分割算法和区域特征判决准则自动识别多标志互连候选区域,并对提取的目标区域进行边缘平滑和轮廓跟踪。利用基于全局和局部曲率特性的CSS角点检测器对提取的轮廓进行角点检测,并依据角点凸凹性判定准则及分离点对匹配条件,从角点中提取标志间的分离点对。利用Bresenham算法寻求分离点对间的分离线,实现标志的最终分离。实验结果验证了算法的有效性,与现有基于分水岭变换的标志分离算法以及改进的自适应分离算法相比,克服了标志过度分离问题,提高了标志检测整体性能。     

A New Filter Technique for Image of Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometric Fringe

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Partially coherent optical processor for enhancement of partial second order derivatives of an image: Analysis and implementation

We present an optical processor capable to perform partial second derivatives of an image working with partially coherent illumination. The proposed system utilizes a liquid crystal display, onto which images to be derived are displayed. The method is based on the capacity of these devices to generate simultaneously a contrast reverted replica of the image displayed on it. A positive replica of original image is obtained when the LCD is between crossed polarizers, while the negative one is obtained with the LCD is between parallel polarizers. Since the LCD is a diffraction element, both polarizer arrangements may be simultaneously implemented, for example, in a 4f optical processor using polarization filtering of the different diffraction orders. When three images (two replicas of original image displaced in opposite direction and the other one with contrast reverted and centered at the origin.) are imagined across a slightly defocused plane, one obtains an image with enhanced second derivatives in a given direction. No other incoherent (or partially coherent) optical system is presently known which can perform partial second-order derivatives of an image. Experimental results obtained are presented.