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Canny edge detector

About: Canny edge detector is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 5399 publications have been published within this topic receiving 88139 citations.


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TL;DR: There is a natural uncertainty principle between detection and localization performance, which are the two main goals, and with this principle a single operator shape is derived which is optimal at any scale.
Abstract: This paper describes a computational approach to edge detection. The success of the approach depends on the definition of a comprehensive set of goals for the computation of edge points. These goals must be precise enough to delimit the desired behavior of the detector while making minimal assumptions about the form of the solution. We define detection and localization criteria for a class of edges, and present mathematical forms for these criteria as functionals on the operator impulse response. A third criterion is then added to ensure that the detector has only one response to a single edge. We use the criteria in numerical optimization to derive detectors for several common image features, including step edges. On specializing the analysis to step edges, we find that there is a natural uncertainty principle between detection and localization performance, which are the two main goals. With this principle we derive a single operator shape which is optimal at any scale. The optimal detector has a simple approximate implementation in which edges are marked at maxima in gradient magnitude of a Gaussian-smoothed image. We extend this simple detector using operators of several widths to cope with different signal-to-noise ratios in the image. We present a general method, called feature synthesis, for the fine-to-coarse integration of information from operators at different scales. Finally we show that step edge detector performance improves considerably as the operator point spread function is extended along the edge.

28,073 citations

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11 Aug 2011
TL;DR: The authors describe an algorithm that reconstructs a close approximation of 1-D and 2-D signals from their multiscale edges and shows that the evolution of wavelet local maxima across scales characterize the local shape of irregular structures.
Abstract: A multiscale Canny edge detection is equivalent to finding the local maxima of a wavelet transform. The authors study the properties of multiscale edges through the wavelet theory. For pattern recognition, one often needs to discriminate different types of edges. They show that the evolution of wavelet local maxima across scales characterize the local shape of irregular structures. Numerical descriptors of edge types are derived. The completeness of a multiscale edge representation is also studied. The authors describe an algorithm that reconstructs a close approximation of 1-D and 2-D signals from their multiscale edges. For images, the reconstruction errors are below visual sensitivity. As an application, a compact image coding algorithm that selects important edges and compresses the image data by factors over 30 has been implemented. >

3,187 citations

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TL;DR: It is shown that a solution to Canny's precise formulation of detection and localization for an infinite extent filter leads to an optimal operator in one dimension, which can be efficiently implemented by two recursive filters moving in opposite directions.
Abstract: A highly efficient recursive algorithm for edge detection is presented. Using Canny's design [1], we show that a solution to his precise formulation of detection and localization for an infinite extent filter leads to an optimal operator in one dimension, which can be efficiently implemented by two recursive filters moving in opposite directions. In addition to the noise truncature immunity which results, the recursive nature of the filtering operations leads, with sequential machines, to a substantial saving in computational effort (five multiplications and five additions for one pixel, independent of the size of the neighborhood). The extension to the two-dimensional case is considered and the resulting filtering structures are implemented as two-dimensional recursive filters. Hence, the filter size can be varied by simply changing the value of one parameter without affecting the time execution of the algorithm. Performance measures of this new edge detector are given and compared to Canny's filters. Various experimental results are shown.

1,207 citations

01 Jan 1998
TL;DR: An overview of research in edge detection is proposed: edge definition, properties of detectors, the methodology of edge detection, the mutual influence between edges and detectors, and existing edge detectors and their implementation.
Abstract: In computer vision and image processing, edge detection concerns the localization of significant variations of the grey level image and the identification of the physical phenomena that originated them. This information is very useful for applications in 3D reconstruction, motion, recognition, image enhancement and restoration, image registration, image compression, and so on. Usually, edge detection requires smoothing and differentiation of the image. Differentiation is an ill-conditioned problem and smoothing results in a loss of information. It is difficult to design a general edge detection algorithm which performs well in many contexts and captures the requirements of subsequent processing stages. Consequently, over the history of digital image processing a variety of edge detectors have been devised which differ in their mathematical and algorithmic properties. This paper is an account of the current state of our understanding of edge detection. We propose an overview of research in edge detection: edge definition, properties of detectors, the methodology of edge detection, the mutual influence between edges and detectors, and existing edge detectors and their implementation.

829 citations

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01 May 1979
TL;DR: Theoretical and experimental comparisons of edge detectors are presented and quantitative design and performance evaluation techniques developed are used to optimally design a variety of small and large mask edge detectors.
Abstract: Quantitative design and performance evaluation techniques are developed for the enhancement/thresholding class of image edge detectors. The design techniques are based on statistical detection theory and deterministic pattern-recognition classification procedures. The performance evaluation methods developed include: a)deterministic measurement of the edge gradient amplitude; b)comparison of the probabilities of correct and false edge detection; and c) figure of merit computation. The design techniques developed are used to optimally design a variety of small and large mask edge detectors. Theoretical and experimental comparisons of edge detectors are presented.

799 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
2023113
2022287
2021131
2020186
2019222
2018230