An Edge Detection Method Based on Local Gradient Estimation: Application to High-Temperature Metallic Droplet Images

Edge detection is a fundamental step in many computer vision systems, particularly in image segmentation and feature detection. There are a lot of algorithms for detecting edges of objects in images. This paper proposes a method based on local gradient estimation to detect metallic droplet image edg...

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Published inApplied sciences Vol. 12; no. 14; p. 6976
Main Authors Al Darwich, Ranya, Babout, Laurent, Strzecha, Krzysztof
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2022
Subjects
active contour
Algorithms
Approximation
Computer vision
Contours
Crowdsourcing
Droplets
Edge detection
gradient-based edge detection
High temperature
Image processing
Methods
Vision systems
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Summary:Edge detection is a fundamental step in many computer vision systems, particularly in image segmentation and feature detection. There are a lot of algorithms for detecting edges of objects in images. This paper proposes a method based on local gradient estimation to detect metallic droplet image edges and compare the results to a contour line obtained from the active contour model of the same images, and to results from crowdsourcing to identify droplet edges at specific points. The studied images were taken at high temperatures, which makes the segmentation process particularly difficult. The comparison between the three methods shows that the proposed method is more accurate than the active contour method, especially at the point of contact between the droplet and the base. It is also shown that the reliability of the data from the crowdsourcing is as good as the edge points obtained from the local gradient estimation method.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app12146976