A General-Purpose Software Package for Array Relaxation

Abstract

Probabilistic relaxation as an image processing tool is becoming increasingly common. This report examines two versions of probabilistic relaxation, that initially proposed by Hummel, Zucker, and Rosenfeld, and the version recently introduced by Peleg. A software package is presented which allows either method to be applied to probabilistic images quickly and easily. The package makes full use of the power available under Bell Laboratories' UNIX operating system running on a PDP11/45 computer. Modular in form, it frees the researcher from the tedium of hand coding relaxation processes for each variation of relaxation tested. The application of relaxation to a threshold- like gray level modification scheme demonstrates the utility of the package.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA086100

Entities

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  • Russell C. Smith

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • C Programming Language
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  • Computer science

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  • Computer Vision.
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.