%0 Journal Article %1 Whichello1996 %A Whichello, A.P. %A Yan, H. %D 1996 %J Pattern Recognition (PR) %K Border Boundary Broken Handwritten Image Segmentation character linking; recognition; strokes; thresholding; tracing; %N 8 %P 1429--1435 %R 10.1016/0031-3203(95)00171-9 %T Linking Broken Character Borders with Variable Sized Masks to Improve Recognition %V 29 %X A novel border-following algorithm is used to reconstruct the borders and missing links of noisy and broken handwritten digits. When combined with a suitable rejection threshold, improved performance from handwritten character classifiers is achieved. Experimental results are given which show the effectiveness of the method, raising recognition rates by an additional 5% for handwritten digits in the presence of gaps and noise.

@article{Whichello1996, abstract = {A novel border-following algorithm is used to reconstruct the borders and missing links of noisy and broken handwritten digits. When combined with a suitable rejection threshold, improved performance from handwritten character classifiers is achieved. Experimental results are given which show the effectiveness of the method, raising recognition rates by an additional 5% for handwritten digits in the presence of gaps and noise.}, added-at = {2011-03-27T19:47:06.000+0200}, author = {Whichello, A.P. and Yan, H.}, bibsource = {http://www.visionbib.com/bibliography/char1002.html#TT87526}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2b2709e25e811d7f98987a5df8f2d6913/cocus}, doi = {10.1016/0031-3203(95)00171-9}, file = {:./whichello.pdf:PDF}, interhash = {d85e7ef1d1116789ef8cab1e1bb967f8}, intrahash = {b2709e25e811d7f98987a5df8f2d6913}, journal = {Pattern Recognition ({PR})}, keywords = {Border Boundary Broken Handwritten Image Segmentation character linking; recognition; strokes; thresholding; tracing;}, month = aug, number = 8, owner = {CK}, pages = {1429--1435}, timestamp = {2011-03-27T19:47:10.000+0200}, title = {Linking Broken Character Borders with Variable Sized Masks to Improve Recognition}, volume = 29, volumne = {29}, year = 1996 }