Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing

Chapter 9

Pattern Classification Methods

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

1. To discuss the statistical pattern classification methods.
2. To introduce artificial intelligence approach in pattern classification.
3. To describe ANN approaches in pattern classification.
4. To introduce supervised feedforward fuzzy neural network (SFFNN).
5. To discuss syntactic pattern classifiers.

9.1 INTRODUCTION

Recognition is regarded as a basic attribute of human beings, as well as other living organisms. A pattern is the description of an object. We recognize the objects around us, and we move and act in relation to them. According to the nature of the patterns to be recognized, we divide our acts of recognition into two major types: the recognition of concrete items and recognition ...