Research Article
An Improved order independent parallel thinning algorithm for Image thinning
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
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| Volume 46 - Issue 3 |
| Published: May 2012 |
| Authors: A.Jagna, K.Bhima |
10.5120/6885-9188
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A.Jagna, K.Bhima . An Improved order independent parallel thinning algorithm for Image thinning. International Journal of Computer Applications. 46, 3 (May 2012), 1-5. DOI=10.5120/6885-9188
@article{ 10.5120/6885-9188,
author = { A.Jagna,K.Bhima },
title = { An Improved order independent parallel thinning algorithm for Image thinning },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
year = { 2012 },
volume = { 46 },
number = { 3 },
pages = { 1-5 },
doi = { 10.5120/6885-9188 },
publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA }
}
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%A A.Jagna
%A K.Bhima
%T An Improved order independent parallel thinning algorithm for Image thinning%T
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%V 46
%N 3
%P 1-5
%R 10.5120/6885-9188
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract
This paper addresses an order-independent parallel thinning algorithm. This algorithm is a two-pass, iterative and parallel processing. In pass-1 the entire image is thinned uniformly to two-pixel thick. In pass-2 the two-pixel thick image is further thinned to one pixel thick image without leaving any two pixels in the resultant image. The thinning process is based on weight-values. The weight-value of a non-zero pixel is evaluated by analyzing neighboring pixels. The experimental results of the proposed algorithm are shown to be computationally more efficient in terms of thinning and preserving the connectivity.
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