High-dimensional features of adaptive superpixels for visually degraded images

This study presents a novel and highly efficient superpixel algorithm, namely, depth-fused adaptive superpixel (DFASP), which can generate accurate superpixels in a degraded image. In many applications, particularly in actual scenes, vision degradation, such as motion blur, overexposure, and underexposure, often occurs. Well-known color-based superpixel algorithms are incapable of producing accurate superpixels in degraded images because of the ambiguity of color information caused by vision degradation. To eliminate this ambiguity, we use depth and color information to generate superpixels. We map the depth and color information to a high-dimensional feature space. Then, we develop a fast multilevel clustering algorithm to produce superpixels. Furthermore, we design an adaptive mechanism to adjust the color and depth information automatically during pixel clustering. Experimental results demonstrate that regardless of boundary recall, under segmentation error, run time, or achievable segmentation accuracy, DFASP is better than state-of-the-art superpixel methods.     

一种基于测地线距离的极化SAR图像快速超像素分割算法

针对传统的极化SAR(PolSAR)图像超像素分割算法中采用的距离度量对相似性表征能力不足的问题,该文提出了一种基于测地线距离的极化SAR图像快速超像素分割算法.首先,对图像进行正六边形初始化与不稳定点初始化;其次,利用实对称Kennaugh矩阵之间的测地线距离来度量当前不稳定点与其搜索范围内其他聚类中心点之间的相似度...     

改进U-Net网络的接地网图像超像素分割北大核心CSCD

研究基于改进U-Net网络的接地网图像超像素分割方法,提升红外图像超像素分割效果。通过主成分分析法降维处理接地网腐蚀红外图像;利用Turbopixel超像素分割法分割降维后的红外图像,获取数个超像素区域;在全卷积U-Net网络内添加可变形卷积与重构上采样卷积,并利用反向传播算法,优化网络参数,建立改进的全卷积U-Net网络结构;在改进的全卷积U-Net网络内分割获取的数个超像素区域,输出红外图像超像素自动分割结果。实验证明:该方法可有效降维处理接地网腐蚀红外图像,实现红外图像超像素分割,分割后的红外图像边界清晰;在不同分辨率时,该方法的Dice相似性系数较高、Hausdorff距离较低,具备较高的红外图像超像素分割精度。     

Convexity constrained efficient superpixel and supervoxel extraction

This paper presents an efficient superpixel (SP) and supervoxel (SV) extraction method that aims improvements over the state-of-the-art in terms of both accuracy and computational complexity. Segmentation performance is improved through convexity constrained distance utilization, whereas computational efficiency is achieved by replacing complete region processing by a boundary adaptation technique. Starting from the uniformly distributed, rectangular (cubical) equal size (volume) superpixels (supervoxels), region boundaries are iteratively adapted towards object edges. Adaptation is performed by assigning the boundary pixels to the most similar neighboring SPs (SVs). At each iteration, SP (SV) regions are updated; hence, progressively converging to compact pixel groups. Detailed experimental comparisons against the state-of-the-art competing methods validate the performance of the proposed technique considering both accuracy and speed.     

融合改进FT显著性与Grabcut的图像目标分割算法

针对目前复杂度较大的图像中目标分割速度较慢、显著性边界分割不明确等问题,提出了一种融合改进的FT（Frequency-tuned）显著性检测与Grabcut的图像分割算法。该算法首先通过改进基于频率调谐的FT显著性检测方法得到图像中显著性较高的区域,并利用SLIC（Simple Linear Iterative Clustering）算法对显著图进行预处理得到超像素图,能够有效改善边界的分割效果,然后通过以图论GraphCut算法为基础改进的Grabcut算法建立高斯混合模型。为了提高算法效率,通过聚类以超像素代替原像素,并反复迭代高斯混合模型（Gaussian Mixed Model,GMM）参数,最后利用最大流最小割算法得到最优目标分割结果。实验结果表明所提算法能够更准确更高效率地分割图像中的显著性目标,对高分辨率图像也有很好的适用效果,相比于其他算法在分割精度上提高10%左右,并具有较高的分割效率。     

一种从视频压缩码流中精确提取运动对象的快速算法

针对目前大部分视频对象分割方法相当复杂而且计算量大的问题,提出了一种在压缩域粗分割,在空域精细分割的方法。该方法利用压缩域中运动向量进行聚类,得到运动对象的初始分割。将分割模板通过运动参数映射到参考帧I帧,,解码初始分割区域进行Canny边缘俭测和边缘跟踪,即可得到精确的对象轮廓。该方法使得处理的数据量保持最小,节约了处理时间并得到了像素级精度的分割对象。     

基于超像素多特征融合的快速图像分割算法

为了提高高分辨率图像分割效率,解决复杂图案中待分割目标边缘附近前景与背景区分度小而造成的分割目标不完整问题,本文通过引入超像素HOG特征,提出了一种基于超像素多特征融合（superpixel multi-feature fusion,SMFF）的快速图像分割算法.首先采用目前最有效的超像素算法对待分割图像进行超像素预分割,然后提取基于超像素的HOG特征、Lab颜色特征和空间位置特征,设计基于超像素的多特征度量算法,最终采用图割理论实现了基于超像素多特征融合的快速图像分割.实验结果验证了本文算法的有效性,其算法性能接近于目前最经典图像分割算法,且本文算法的时间性能要明显优于其它对比算法.     

Precise Object Detection Using Iterative Superpixels Grouping Method

The region completeness of object detection is very crucial to video surveillance, such as the pedestrian and vehicle identifications. However, many conventional object detection approaches cannot guarantee the object region completeness because the object detection can be influenced by the illumination variations and clustering backgrounds. In order to overcome this problem, we propose the iterative superpixels grouping (ISPG) method to extract the precise object boundary and generate the object region with high completeness after the object detection. First, by extending the superpixel segmentation method, the proposed ISPG method can improve the inaccurate segmentation problem and guarantee the region completeness on the object regions. Second, the multi-resolution superpixel-based region completeness enhancement method is proposed to extract the object region with high precision and completeness. The simulation results show that the proposed method outperforms the conventional object detection methods in terms of object completeness evaluation.     

基于红外CCD的掺钆液体闪烁体液位测量方法

图像分割在医学超声图像的定量、定性分析中均扮演着十分重要的作用, 并直接影响到后续的分析、处理工作。针对医学超声图像对比度低和噪声强的特点, 提出了一种将超像素和模糊聚类技术相结合的图像分割方法。该方法利用简单线性迭代聚类算法产生多个超像素子区域, 通过比较各个子区域间特征向量的相似性, 利用模糊C均值(FCM)聚类技术对这些过分割区域进行合并, 实现超声图像目标区域的有效分割。和传统的基于单像素的FCM聚类算法相比, 该方法具有较强的鲁棒性, 有效提高了目标区域的分割精度和分割效率, 取得了较好的分割效果。     

融合层次聚类的高分辨率遥感影像超像素分割方法

为解决遥感影像分割尺度自动选取难的问题,提出了融合层次聚类的高分辨率遥感影像超像素分割方法。首先采用自适应形态重建的分水岭分割算法将影像分割成多个超像素;然后提取各超像素的灰度特征向量;最后利用层次聚类方法进行超像素合并,实现高分辨率遥感影像的精确分割。实验选用4组景遥感影像;采用定性和定量相结合的方法评价实验结果。实验结果表明,该方法有效提高了遥感影像分割精度,并取得了较好的分割视觉效果。     

基于区域限制的EM和图割的非监督彩色图像分割方法

提出一种基于区域限制的EM(Expectation Maximization)和图割的非监督彩色图像分割方法,以解决自动确定分割类数问题.首先,生成图像的超像素,提取图像的CIE Lab颜色特征和多尺度四元数Gabor滤波特征;为了高效自动地确定分割类数,同时避免因直接使用超像素造成的奇异值问题,对每一个超像素采样并使用采样像素表示超像素;然后采用高斯混合模型对采样像素集合进行建模,使用加入区域限制的分量EM自动获取模型组件数及参数,最后使用图割结合高斯混合模型对图像进行优化,获取最终分割结果.实验结果表明,该方法在分割效率和分割质量上均得到较大提升.     

Hybrid image segmentation using watersheds and fast region merging

A hybrid multidimensional image segmentation algorithm is proposed, which combines edge and region-based techniques through the morphological algorithm of watersheds. An edge-preserving statistical noise reduction approach is used as a preprocessing stage in order to compute an accurate estimate of the image gradient. Then, an initial partitioning of the image into primitive regions is produced by applying the watershed transform on the image gradient magnitude. This initial segmentation is the input to a computationally efficient hierarchical (bottom-up) region merging process that produces the final segmentation. The latter process uses the region adjacency graph (RAG) representation of the image regions. At each step, the most similar pair of regions is determined (minimum cost RAG edge), the regions are merged and the RAG is updated. Traditionally, the above is implemented by storing all RAG edges in a priority queue. We propose a significantly faster algorithm, which additionally maintains the so-called nearest neighbor graph, due to which the priority queue size and processing time are drastically reduced. The final segmentation provides, due to the RAG, one-pixel wide, closed, and accurately localized contours/surfaces. Experimental results obtained with two-dimensional/three-dimensional (2-D/3-D) magnetic resonance images are presented.     

动态背景下融合运动线索和颜色信息的视频目标分割算法

针对现有动态背景下目标分割算法存在的局限性,提出了一种融合运动线索和颜色信息的视频序列目标分割算法。首先,设计了一种新的运动轨迹分类方法,利用背景运动的低秩特性,结合累积确认的策略,可以获得准确的运动轨迹分类结果;然后,通过过分割算法获取视频序列的超像素集合,并计算超像素之间颜色信息的相似度;最后,以超像素为节点建立马尔可夫随机场模型,将运动轨迹分类信息以及超像素之间颜色信息统一建模在马尔可夫随机场的能量函数中,并通过能量函数最小化获得每个超像素的最优分类。在多组公开发布的视频序列中进行测试与对比,结果表明,本文方法可以准确分割出动态背景下的运动目标,并且较传统方法具有更高的分割准确率。     

形状自适应低秩表示的电力设备热故障诊断方法研究

本文提出一种形状自适应低秩表示的电力设备热故障诊断方法。该方法通过联合超像素分割和低秩表示技术进行热故障诊断。首先,使用主成分分析算法对输入的红外图像进行变换,并对第一主成分进行超像素分割处理,将红外图像自适应地分割为若干非重叠的超像素。然后,采用低秩表示技术对逐个超像素进行热故障诊断,通过充分挖掘空间结构信息和红外温度信息,优化提升热故障诊断精度。实验结果表明,与其他传统热故障诊断方法相比,本文提出的方法在热故障诊断精度上具有较大的优势,满足电力设备红外巡检的应用需求。     

SCTMS: Superpixel based color topographic map segmentation method

Different from natural image, topographic map is a complex manually generated image which has amount of interlaced lines and area features. Because of the frequent intersection and the overlap between geographic elements, the misalignment in scanner and other disturbances like inappropriate preserving, false color, mixed color and color aliasing problems occur in the raster color maps. These problems could cause serious challenges in segmentation process. In this work, we present a color topographic map segmentation method based on superpixel to overcome these problems. Firstly, the finest partition is obtained based on double color-opponent boundary detection method and watershed approach. Then, a strict region merging method is introduced to prevent mis-merging while superpixels generated. This merging method could make the superpixel partition accurately adherent the boundary between different geographic elements. Finally, luminosity, color and texture information are combinative applied to classify the superpixel into different layers based on support vector machine. The experimental results show that the proposed method outperforms other state-of-art topographic map segmentation approaches.     

融合颜色特征和对比度特征的图像显著性检测

图像显著性检测能够获取一幅图像的视觉显著性区域,是计算机视觉的研究热点之一。提出一种结合颜色特征和对比度特征的图像显著性检测方法。首先构造图像在HSV空间的颜色函数以获取图像颜色特征;然后使用SLIC超像素分割算法对图像进行预处理,基于超像素块的对比度特征计算图像显著性;最后将融合颜色特征和对比度特征的显著图经过导向滤波优化形成最终的显著图。使用本文算法在公开数据集MSRA-1000上进行图像显著性检测,并与其他6种算法进行比较。实验结果表明本文算法结合了图像像素点和像素块的信息,检测的图像显著性区域轮廓更加完整,优于其他方法。     

基于自适应区域限制FCM的图像分割方法

提出一种基于自适应区域限制FCM（Fuzzy C-Means）的彩色图像分割方法,结合隐马尔科夫模型,把超像素具有区域一致性作为先验知识自适应融入到聚类过程中,以提升聚类性能.算法首先生成图像的超像素,计算像素对该超像素的贡献度,以此计算该超像素的区域隶属度函数;然后根据像素所属超像素是否具有主标签,选择像素级隶属度函数或区域级隶属度函数计算该像素的点对先验概率,以加强分割结果的区域一致性;其中,使用区域隶属度函数将引导聚类优化的方向,因此在迭代过程中去除未被使用的标签;最后迭代终止获得图像的分割结果.实验结果表明,相对于比较算法,本文算法的分割性能有显著提升.     

基于边缘修正的高光谱图像超像素空谱核分类方法

本文提出了一种边缘修正的超像素空间光谱核分类方法,该方法能够有效解决构建空谱核时超像素方法提取的空间信息完全依赖于同一个超像素特征,边缘处像素空间信息刻画不准确这一缺陷,从而有效提升分类精度.首先本文提出一种固定窗口与超像素结合的同质区域选择方法,对提取的邻域像素进行赋权,将超像素中固定窗口外的像素权值置零,得到修正的空间光谱核;其次,进一步考虑相邻超像素之间的相关性,得到相邻超像素间的空间特征光谱核,并与上一步中的空间光谱核进行凸组合得到修正的超像素空间光谱核,最后采用支持向量机进行分类.真实高光谱数据实验结果表明：本文方法能有效克服超像素空谱核的空间信息不稳定性,分类精度优于现有的最新的分类方法.     

Two-stage salient region detection by exploiting multiple priors

Saliency detection has become a valuable tool for many image processing tasks, like image retargeting, object recognition, and adaptive compression. With the rapid development of the saliency detection methods, people have approved the hypothesis that “the appearance contrast between the salient object and the background is high”, and build their saliency methods on some priors that explain this hypothesis. However, these methods are not satisfactory enough. We propose a two-stage salient region detection method. The input image is first segmented into superpixels. In the first stage, two measures which measure the isolation and distribution of each superpixel are proposed, we consider that both of these two measures are important for finding the salient regions, thus the image-feature-based saliency map is obtained by combining the two measures. Then, in the second stage, we incorporate into the image-feature-based saliency map a location prior map to emphasize the foci of attention. In this algorithm, six priors that explain what is the salient region are exploited. The proposed method is compared with the state-of-the-art saliency detection methods using one of the largest publicly available standard databases, the experimental result indicates that the proposed method has better performance. We also demonstrate how the saliency map of the proposed method can be used to create high quality of initial segmentation masks for subsequent image processing, like Grabcut based salient object segmentation.     

基于二次空间处理的联合稀疏表示高光谱图像分类

针对许多应用于高光谱图像分类的传统算法存在的分类精度低、光谱和空间信息利用不充分的问题,提出了一种基于二次空间处理的联合稀疏表示高光谱图像分类算法。在字典训练之前提取形态学特征,和光谱特征共同构建初始字典,以达到更快训练出较高质量的字典原子的目的。为了充分利用空间信息,首先通过超像素分割获取边缘信息,然后在超像素边缘和固定邻域双重约束下通过权值计算自适应选择邻域原子,实现空间信息的二次利用。在两个常用数据集上进行仿真实验,证明了本文所提算法可有效提升分类精度。