Efficient Shape Matching Using Weighted Edge Potential Functions

An efficient approach to shape matching in digital images is presented. The method, called Weighted Edge Potential Function, is a significant improvement of the EPF similarity measure, which models the image edges as charged elements in order to generate a field of attraction over similarly shaped objects. Experimental results and comparisons demonstrate that WEPF enhances the properties of EPF and outperforms traditional similarity metrics in shape matching applications, in particular in the presence of noise and clutter.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: ICIAP
• Authors: Minh-Son Dao, Francesco DeNatale, Andrea Massa
• Keywords: EPF Similarity Measure, ICIAP 2005, Image Processing, Outperforms Traditional Similarity, Shape Matching Applications