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Recognition of Multifont Isolated Arabic Characters by B´ezier Curves
| International Journal of Computer Applications |
| Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
| Volume 100 - Number 6 |
| Year of Publication: 2014 |
| Authors: A. Mazroui, A. Kerkour Elmiad |
10.5120/17526-8101
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A. Mazroui, A. Kerkour Elmiad . Recognition of Multifont Isolated Arabic Characters by B´ezier Curves. International Journal of Computer Applications. 100, 6 ( August 2014), 1-7. DOI=10.5120/17526-8101
Abstract
The recognition of Arabic characters is still a major challenge to overcome. In this paper, we propose a new approach in the field of recognition of multifont isolated Arabic characters. It is based on the semi-cursive nature of Arabic characters and consists in assimilating them to a small number of checkpoints equipped with their derivatives. The choice of this approach is motivated by the interesting properties of B´ezier curves that allow drawing parametric curves from a limited number of dots equipped with their tangents. The results achieved are very interesting and relate to character recognition derived from a large number of fonts (23 fonts).
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