A NOVEL PERFORMANCE METRIC FOR GREY-SCALE EDGE DETECTION

Ian Williams, David Svoboda, Nicholas Bowring

2010

Abstract

This paper will discuss grey-scale edge detection evaluation techniques. It will introduce three of the most common edge comparison methods and assess their suitability for grey-scale edge detection evaluation. This suitability evaluation will include Pratt’s Figure Of Merit (FOM), Bowyer’s Closest Distance Metric (CDM), and Prieto and Allen’s Pixel Correspondence Metric. The relative merits of each method will be discussed alongside the inconsistencies inherent to each technique. Finally, a novel performance criterion for grey-scale edge comparison, the Grey-scale Figure Of Merit (GFOM) will be introduced which overcomes some of the evaluation faults discussed. Furthermore, a new technique for assessing the relative connectivity of detected edges will be described and evaluated. Overall this will allow a robust and objective method of gauging edge detector performance.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Williams I., Svoboda D. and Bowring N. (2010). A NOVEL PERFORMANCE METRIC FOR GREY-SCALE EDGE DETECTION . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2010) ISBN 978-989-674-028-3, pages 91-97. DOI: 10.5220/0002821700910097

in Bibtex Style

@conference{visapp10,
author={Ian Williams and David Svoboda and Nicholas Bowring},
title={A NOVEL PERFORMANCE METRIC FOR GREY-SCALE EDGE DETECTION},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2010)},
year={2010},
pages={91-97},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002821700910097},
isbn={978-989-674-028-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2010)
TI - A NOVEL PERFORMANCE METRIC FOR GREY-SCALE EDGE DETECTION
SN - 978-989-674-028-3
AU - Williams I.
AU - Svoboda D.
AU - Bowring N.
PY - 2010
SP - 91
EP - 97
DO - 10.5220/0002821700910097