A new clustering algorithm based on k-means using a line segment as prototype

  • Authors:
  • Juan Carlos Rojas Thomas

  • Affiliations:
  • Universidad de Atacama, Copiapó, Chile

  • Venue:
  • CIARP'11 Proceedings of the 16th Iberoamerican Congress conference on Progress in Pattern Recognition, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, and Applications
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

This project shows the development of a new clustering algorithm, based on k-means, which faces its problems with clusters of differences variances. This new algorithm uses a line segment as prototype which captures the axis that presents the biggest variance of the cluster. The line segment adjusts iteratively its long and direction as the data are classified. To perform the classification, a border region that determines approximately the limit on the cluster is built based on geometric model, which depends on the central line segment. The data are classified later according to their proximity to the different border regions. The process is repeated until the parameters of the all border regions associated with each cluster remain constant.