In this paper, we present a new voting-based object labeling method that is robust to background clutter. The conventional simple voting method shows very poor performance under c...
In this paper we describe a robust approach to segment text from color images. The proposed approach mainly includes four steps. Firstly, a preprocessing step is utilized to enhan...
The vignette effect (radial fall-off) is commonly encountered in images obtained through certain image acquisition setups and can seriously hinder automatic analysis processes. In...
In this paper, we propose an orientation free method for unconstrained cursive handwritten Chinese word recognition. By a novel gravity center balancing method, the orientation of...
In this work we address the problem of forest species recognition which is a very challenging task and has several potential applications in the wood industry. The first contribu...
Pedro Luiz Paula, Luiz Oliveira, Alceu Britto, R. ...