EFFICIENT TEXTURE ANALYSIS OF BINARY IMAGES

A new method of determining some characteristics of binary images is p roposed based on a special linear filtering. This technique enables es timation of the area fraction, the specific line length and the specif ic integral of curvature. Furthermore, the specific length of the tota l projection is obtained, which gives detailed information about the t exture of the image. The influence of lateral and directional resoluti on depending on the size of the applied filter mask is discussed in de tail. The technique includes a method of increasing directional resolu tion for texture analysis while keeping lateral resolution as high as possible.