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Flame image segmentation using multiscale color and wavelet-based texture features

Bai, Xiaojing, Lu, Gang, Yan, Yong (2017) Flame image segmentation using multiscale color and wavelet-based texture features. Computer Engineering and Applications (Chinese), 53 (9). pp. 213-219. ISSN 1002-8331. (doi:10.3778/j.issn.1002-8331.1610-0083) (KAR id:63481)

Abstract

Accurate and reliable segmentation of flame images are crucial in vision based monitoring and characterization of flames. It is, however, difficult to maintain the segmentation accuracy while achieving fast processing time due to the impact of the background noise in the images and the variation of operation conditions. To improve the quality of the image segmentation, a flame image segmentation method is proposed based on Multiscale Color and Wavelet-based Textures?MCWT? of the images. By combining the color and texture features, a characteristic matrix is built and then compressed using a local mean method. The outer contour of the flame image under the compressed scale is detected by a cluster technique. Subsequently, the flame edge region under the original scale is determined, following that, the characteristic matrix of the edge region is constructed and classified, and finally, the flame image segmentation is achieved. Flame images captured from an industrial-scale coal-firedtest rig under different operation conditions are segmented to evaluate the proposed method. The test results demonstrate that the performance of segmenting flame images of the proposed method is superior to other traditional methods. It also has been found that the proposed method performs more effectively in segmenting the flame images with Gaussian and pepper and salt noise.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.3778/j.issn.1002-8331.1610-0083
Uncontrolled keywords: flame image, image segmentation, color feature, texture feature, wavelet transform
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA165 Engineering instruments, meters etc. Industrial instrumentation
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA1637 Image processing
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA168 Systems engineering
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: Gang Lu
Date Deposited: 19 Sep 2017 10:35 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2021 13:48 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/63481 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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