Texture analysis and classification using deterministic tourist walk

  • Authors:
  • André Ricardo Backes;Wesley Nunes Gonçalves;Alexandre Souto Martinez;Odemir Martinez Bruno

  • Affiliations:
  • Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação, Av. do Trabalhador Sãocarlense, 400 13560-970 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil;Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação, Av. do Trabalhador Sãocarlense, 400 13560-970 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil;Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, 14040-901 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil and National In ...;Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Av. do Trabalhador Sãocarlense, 400 13560-970 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

  • Venue:
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a study on a deterministic partially self-avoiding walk (tourist walk), which provides a novel method for texture feature extraction. The method is able to explore an image on all scales simultaneously. Experiments were conducted using different dynamics concerning the tourist walk. A new strategy, based on histograms, to extract information from its joint probability distribution is presented. The promising results are discussed and compared to the best-known methods for texture description reported in the literature.