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skeleton.c File Reference

ultimate binary skeleton guided by a priority image More...

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Detailed Description

ultimate binary skeleton guided by a priority image

Usage: skeleton in.pgm prio connex [inhibit] out.pgm

Description: Ultimate binary skeleton guided by a priority image. The lowest values of the priority image correspond to the highest priority.

The parameter prio is either an image (byte or long), or a numerical code indicating that a distance map will be used as a priority image; the possible choices are:

• 0: approximate euclidean distance
• 1: approximate quadratic euclidean distance
• 2: chamfer distance
• 3: exact quadratic euclidean distance
• 4: 4-distance in 2d
• 8: 8-distance in 2d
• 6: 6-distance in 3d
• 18: 18-distance in 3d
• 26: 26-distance in 3d

The parameter connex indicates the connectivity of the binary object. Possible choices are 4, 8 in 2d and 6, 26 in 3d.

If the parameter inhibit is given and is an integer different from -1, then the points which correspond to this priority value will be left unchanged. If the parameter inhibit is given and is a binary image name, then the points of this image will be left unchanged.

Let X be the set corresponding to the input image in.pgm. Let P be the function corresponding to the priority image. Let I be the set corresponding to the inhibit image, if given, or the empty set otherwise. The algorithm is the following:

Repeat:
    Select a point x in X \ I such that P[x] is minimal
    If x is simple for X then
        X = X \ {x}
        I = I union {x}
Until X == I
Result: X

Types supported: byte 2d, byte 3d

Category: topobin

Author:

Michel Couprie

Example:

skeleton circuit1 8 8 circuit1_skeleton

circuit1	circuit1_skeleton

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