A Corner-Finding Algorithm for Chain-Coded Curves

  • Authors:
  • H. Freeman;L. S. Davis

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Transactions on Computers
  • Year:
  • 1977

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Abstract

A method for detecting sharp "corners" in a chain-coded plane curve is described. A measure for the prominence ("cornerity") of a corner is introduced. The effectiveness of the method is illustrated by means of a number of examples.