Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics (eBook)

Cover 1
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Contributors 8
Preface 10
Future Contributions 12
Chapter 1. Introduction to Hypergraph Theory and Its Use in Engineering and Image Processing 16
Introduction 18
I. Hypergraphs and Graphs: General Concepts 20
II. Algorithms of the Helly Property 37
III. Combinatorial Image Modelling 52
IV. Hypergraph Image Modelling and Applications 66
References 75
Chapter 2. Image Segmentation Using the Wigner-Ville Distribution 80
I. Introduction 80
II. The Wigner-Ville Distribution of Images 82
III. Analytic Signal of Images 84
IV. PWD Computation of Image Tests 88
V. Image Segmentation Using the PWD 89
VI. Conclusions 93
References 94
Chapter 3. Statistical and Deterministic Regularities: Utilization of Motion and Grouping in Biological and Artificial Visual Systems 96
I. Introduction 97
II. The Problem of Vagueness and Uncertainty in Vision 103
III. Regularities in Visual Data 106
IV. Formalization, Estimation, and Application of Rigid Body Motion 118
V. The Utilization of Statistical Regularities in Artificial Visual Systems 146
VI. Combination of Statistical and Deterministic Regularities 152
VII. Conclusion 155
References 156
Chapter 4. The Hopping Electron Cathode for Cathode Ray Tubes 162
I. Introduction 163
II. Principle of Operation 165
III. Experimental Results of the Basic Hopping Electron Cathode Module 176
IV. Performance 191
V. Degradation and Lifetime 215
VI. Demonstrators 248
VII. Conclusions 249
References 251
Index 254