彩色图像分割方法综述

由于彩色图像提供了比灰度图像更为丰富的信息，因此彩色图像处理正受到人们越来越多的关注。彩色图像分割是彩色图像处理的重要问题，彩色图像分割可以看成是灰度图像分割技术在各种颜色空间上的应用，为了使该领域的研究人员对当前各种彩色图像分割方法有较全面的了解，因此对各种彩色图像分割方法进行了系统论述，即先对各种颜色空间进行简单介绍，然后对直方图阈值法、特征空间聚类、基于区域的方法、边缘检测、模糊方法、神经元网络、基于物理模型方法等主要的彩色图像分割技术进行综述，并比较了它们的优缺点，通过比较发现模糊技术由于能很好地表达和处理不确定性问题，因此在彩色图像分割领域会有更广阔的应用前景。     

基于模糊技术的彩色图像分割方法

由于彩色图像提供了比灰度图像更为丰富的信息,因此彩色图像处理正受到人们越来越多的关注。彩色图像分割是彩色图像处理的重要问题,目前对彩色图像的分割已提出了许多种算法,在这些算法中由于模糊技术能很好地表达和处理不确定性问题,因此在彩色图像分割领域会有更广阔的应用前景。本文主要介绍了基于模糊技术的模糊阈值分割法、模糊聚类分割法和模糊连接度分割法。     

结合特定理论工具的彩色图像分割技术

由于彩色图像提供了比灰度图像更为丰富的信息,因此彩色图像处理正受到人们越来越多的关注。彩色图像分割是彩色图像处理的重要问题,目前对彩色图像的分割已提出了许多种算法。对近年来通过结合模糊技术、马尔可夫随机场、神经网络、遗传算法、小波变换等特定理论工具和模型的彩色图像分割方法和策略加以介绍。     

计算机彩色模型在图像显示与分割中的应用

本文提出了基于彩色模型的灰度图像彩色显示与分割的方法,该方法将ＲＧＢ,ＨＳＶ和ＧＬＨＳ这几个彩色模型用于图像彩色合成显示并首次用于灰度图像分割中,彩色合成利用图产强方法并考虑到人眼对彩色的分辨率以及视觉特性,不仅增强了图像的内容,而且给予图像合理的彩色显示,使图像易于分析并且具有好的视觉效果。     

Color image segmentation—an innovative approach

In this paper we describe a color image segmentation system that performs color clustering in a color space and then color region segmentation in the image domain. For color segmentation, we developed a fuzzy clustering algorithm that iteratively generates color clusters using a uniquely defined fuzzy membership function and an objective function for clustering optimization. The fuzzy membership function represents belief value of a color belonging to a color cluster and the mutual interference of neighboring clusters. The region segmentation algorithm merges clusters in the image domain based on color similarity and spatial adjacency. We developed three different methods for merging regions in the image domain. Unlike many existing clustering algorithms, the image segmentation system does not require the knowledge about the number of the color clusters to be generated at each stage and the resolution of the color regions can be controlled by one single parameter, the radius of a cluster. The color image segmentation system has been implemented and tested on a variety of color images including satellite images, car and face images. The experiment results are presented and the performance of each algorithm in the segmentation system is analyzed. The system has shown to be both effective and efficient.     

基于RGB彩色空间的图像分割研究

图像分割是图像处理中的主要问题,图像分割效果的好坏直接影响图像分析的结果。彩色图像分割是指将彩色图像分割成各具特性的区域并提取出其中感兴趣的目标,为后续图像处理工作奠定基础。针对彩色图像梯度图进行分水岭分割会造成过分割的问题,比较阈值分割、最大类间方差分割和最大熵分割等图像分割方法,提出一种基于遗传算法改进最大熵的彩色图像分割方法。实验结果表明,该图像分割算法灵活性强,可以有效地分割彩色图像。     

模糊相关图割的非监督层次化彩色图像分割

目的 基于阈值的分割方法能根据像素的信息将图像划分为同类的区域,其中常用的最大模糊相关分割方法,因能利用模糊相关度量划分的适当性,得到较好的分割结果,而广受关注。然而该算法存在划分数需预先确定,阈值的分割结果存在孤立噪声,无法对彩色图像实施分割的问题。为此,提出基于模糊相关图割的非监督层次化分割策略来解决该问题。方法 算法首先将图像划分为若干超像素,以提高层次化图像分割的效率;随后将快速模糊相关算法与图割结合,构成模糊相关图割2-划分算子,在确保分割效率的基础上,解决单一阈值分割存在孤立噪声的问题;最后设计了自顶向下层次化分割策略,利用构建的2-划分算子选择合适的区域及通道,迭代地对超像素实施层次化分割,直到算法收敛,划分数自动确定。结果 对Berkeley分割数据库上300幅图像进行了测试,结果表明算法能有效分割彩色图像,分割精度优于Ncut、JSEG方法,运行时间较这两种方法也提高了近20%。结论 本文算法为最大模糊相关算法在非监督彩色图像分割领域的应用提供指导依据,能用于目标检测和识别领域。     

Color image segmentation using histogram thresholding - Fuzzy C-means hybrid approach

This paper presents a novel histogram thresholding - fuzzy C-means hybrid (HTFCM) approach that could find different application in pattern recognition as well as in computer vision, particularly in color image segmentation. The proposed approach applies the histogram thresholding technique to obtain all possible uniform regions in the color image. Then, the Fuzzy C-means (FCM) algorithm is utilized to improve the compactness of the clusters forming these uniform regions. Experimental results have demonstrated that the low complexity of the proposed HTFCM approach could obtain better cluster quality and segmentation results than other segmentation approaches that employing ant colony algorithm.     

Color image segmentation using automatic pixel classification with support vector machine

Automatic segmentation of images is a very challenging fundamental task in computer vision and one of the most crucial steps toward image understanding. In this paper, we present a color image segmentation using automatic pixel classification with support vector machine (SVM). First, the pixel-level color feature is extracted in consideration of human visual sensitivity for color pattern variations, and the image pixel's texture feature is represented via steerable filter. Both the pixel-level color feature and texture feature are used as input of SVM model (classifier). Then, the SVM model (classifier) is trained by using fuzzy c-means clustering (FCM) with the extracted pixel-level features. Finally, the color image is segmented with the trained SVM model (classifier). This image segmentation not only can fully take advantage of the local information of color image, but also the ability of SVM classifier. Experimental evidence shows that the proposed method has a very effective segmentation results and computational behavior, and decreases the time and increases the quality of color image segmentation in compare with the state-of-the-art segmentation methods recently proposed in the literature.     

空间关系信息和颜色信息相结合的地形图分层算法

在对地形图图象颜色进行误差分析的基础上，指出目前在地形图分层算法设计中，由于仅考虑地形图色彩信息而存在许多不足，因此提出了地形图像素空间关系信息的概念，并讨论了像素空间关系信息的提取方法，进而给出一个将地形图像素的空间关系信息与颜色信息相结合，以实现彩色地形图分层的新算法．实验表明，此算法可有效地抑制地形图图象的颜色误差和提高分层的精度，从而为地形图的分层识别及自动矢量化奠定了良好的基础．     

Color image segmentation based on multiobjective artificial bee colony optimization

This paper presents a new color image segmentation method based on a multiobjective optimization algorithm, named improved bee colony algorithm for multi-objective optimization (IBMO). Segmentation is posed as a clustering problem through grouping image features in this approach, which combines IBMO with seeded region growing (SRG). Since feature extraction has a crucial role for image segmentation, the presented method is firstly focused on this manner. The main features of an image: color, texture and gradient magnitudes are measured by using the local homogeneity, Gabor filter and color spaces. Then SRG utilizes the extracted feature vector to classify the pixels spatially. It starts running from centroid points called as seeds. IBMO determines the coordinates of the seed points and similarity difference of each region by optimizing a set of cluster validity indices simultaneously in order to improve the quality of segmentation. Finally, segmentation is completed by merging small and similar regions. The proposed method was applied on several natural images obtained from Berkeley segmentation database. The robustness of the proposed ideas was showed by comparison of hand-labeled and experimentally obtained segmentation results. Besides, it has been seen that the obtained segmentation results have better values than the ones obtained from fuzzy c-means which is one of the most popular methods used in image segmentation, non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II which is a state-of-the-art algorithm, and non-dominated sorted PSO which is an adapted algorithm of PSO for multi-objective optimization.     

Segmentation of psoriasis vulgaris images using multiresolution-based orthogonal subspace techniques.

In this paper, a method is proposed for the segmentation of color images using a multiresolution-based signature subspace classifier (MSSC) with application to psoriasis images. The essential techniques consist of feature extraction and image segmentation (classification) methods. In this approach, the fuzzy texture spectrum and the two-dimensional fuzzy color histogram in the hue-saturation space are first adopted as the feature vector to locate homogeneous regions in the image. Then these regions are used to compute the signature matrices for the orthogonal subspace classifier to obtain a more accurate segmentation. To reduce the computational requirement, the MSSC has been developed. In the experiments, the method is quantitatively evaluated by using a similarity function and compared with the well-known LS-SVM method. The results show that the proposed algorithm can effectively segment psoriasis images. The proposed approach can also be applied to general color texture segmentation applications.     

A novel local contrast fusion-based fuzzy model for color image multilevel thresholding using grasshopper optimization

The segmentation process is considered the significant step of an image processing system due to its extreme inspiration on the subsequent image analysis. Out of various approaches, thresholding is one of the most popular schemes for image segmentation. In segmentation, image pixels are arranged in various regions based on their intensity levels. In this paper, a straightforward and efficient fusion-based fuzzy model for multilevel color image segmentation using grasshopper optimization algorithm (GOA) has been proposed. Thresholding based segmentation lacks accuracy in segmenting the ambiguous images due to their complex characteristics, uncertainties and inherent fuzziness. However, the fuzzy entropy resolves these problems, but it is unable for segmenting at higher levels and also the complexity level for selecting suitable thresholds is high. The selection of metaheuristic GOA reduces this problem by selecting optimal threshold values. Therefore, to increase the quality of the segmented image, a simple and effective multilevel thresholding method is exploited by using the concept of fusion which is based on the local contrast. Experimental outputs demonstrate that fusion-based multilevel thresholding is better than most specific segmentation methods and can be validated by comparing the different numerical parameters. Experiments on standard daily-life color and satellite images are conducted to prove the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.     

基于矢量的彩色图像边缘检测

在矢量算子的基础上,利用图像边缘在一定尺度下二阶导数的特性,提出了一种新的彩色图像边缘检测方法。试验证明,若对检测精度,边缘完整性等方面进行综合评价,该方法优于一般方法。     

Linear color segmentation and its implementation

A framework for color image segmentation is presented, which combines color histogram analysis and region merging approach. Its main goal is to segment an image at material boundaries (i.e., discontinuities of reflectance properties) while ignoring spatial color inhomogeneities of uniformly pigmented (colored) objects, caused by accidents of illumination and viewing geometry. Theoretical examination of light spectrum transformations upon light reflection from material surfaces and upon interaction with a sensor system shows that in a wide variety of viewed scenes (even containing interreflections and highlight areas) uniformly pigmented objects are projected to the color space of the sensor as planar, linear, or point-like clusters, depending on lighting and viewing conditions and object geometry. To detect such clusters in the color space, three methods are suggested: Generalized Hough Transform method, gradient descent method, and eigenvectors method. A framework algorithm of color segmentation based on region merging approach is developed, which can use any of these methods. Testing this algorithm with both artificially generated and real images shows quite reliable results.     

一种基于遗传算法的彩色图像分割改进算法

图像分割是进行图像理解的基础,也是图像工程技术中一个重要的问题.近几年来关于图像的分割方法层出不穷,但随着多媒体技术和Internet技术的发展,彩色图像分割处理的准确性和实时性要求也越来越高.为此提出了一种基于遗传算法的彩色图像分割改进算法.经过大量的对比实验表明,用这种方法分割目标和背景区域差别较大的彩色图像具有分割效果好、实时性、鲁棒性强的特点,是一种较为理想的分割方法.     

Fuzzy homogeneity and scale-space approach to color image segmentation

Image segmentation is the procedure in which the original image is partitioned into homogeneous regions, and has many applications. In this paper, a fuzzy homogeneity and scale-space approach to color image segmentation is proposed. A color image is transformed into fuzzy domain with maximum fuzzy entropy principle. The fuzzy homogeneity histogram is employed, and both global and local informations are considered when we process fuzzy homogeneity histogram. The scale-space filter is utilized for analyzing the fuzzy homogeneity histogram to find the appropriate segments of the homogeneity histogram bounded by the local extrema of the derivatives. A fuzzy region merging process is then implemented based on color difference and cluster sizes to avoid over-segmentation. The proposed method is compared with the space domain approach, and experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

自适应烟花算法下多维模糊C均值彩色图像分割

针对图像分割在自然场景中,分割精度不高和细节保持不够敏感,提出一种自适应烟花算法下的多维模糊C均值彩色图像分割算法。结合动态时间弯曲思想,以邻域像素相似特点构造弯曲曲线,得到多维相似距离和新的目标函数。在自适应烟花寻优算法下,找到最优聚类中心,最终达到对图像分割效果。实验表明,该算法与同类算法相比,对彩色图像有良好的分割效果,对图像的细节保持也不错。     

基于改进C均值聚类的自适应图像分色算法

图像分色在纺织和印刷等行业中有着广泛而重要的应用,其目的是用尽量少的颜色来描述一幅真彩色图像,使得到的图像与原图像尽可能的接近。该文提出了一种基于改进C均值聚类的自适应图像分色算法。该算法首先随机产生一张颜色表,然后根据该颜色表对原图像的像素点进行聚类分析,产生初始分色图像。再根据C均值聚类的方法对初始聚类中心进行调整,生成新的分色图像,直到满足结束条件后结束算法。实验结果表明,该算法在大大减少原图像的颜色数量的同时基本保持分色图像的质量,是一种实用的分色方法。     

彩色图象检索中的模糊直方图技术

在CBIR应用中,经典的颜色直方图方法具有一定的局限性。根据图象相似匹配中的主观感知特点,本文将模糊信息引入图象的颜色分布表示中,讨论几种描述图象中颜色分布的模糊直方图模型及其相应的距离度量。实验表明,这结模糊颜色直方图模型具有较好的图象辨识能力。