International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 81 - Number 15 |
Year of Publication: 2013 |
Authors: J. B. Olawale, A. O. Ajayi |
10.5120/14203-2481 |
J. B. Olawale, A. O. Ajayi . A Model for African Fabrics Analysis and Recognition. International Journal of Computer Applications. 81, 15 ( November 2013), 38-43. DOI=10.5120/14203-2481
In this paper, a model to analyse and distinguish traditional African fabric patterns is presented. The model can be a valuable tool in image retrieval systems. Selected African fabric patterns were analysed using image processing and wavelet analysis techniques to extract relevant features for the recognition purpose. The recognition model consisted of multiple multi-layered artificial neural networks that used statistical and structural properties to recognize African fabrics' patterns. The model was simulated in MATLAB environment and its performance with respect to the accuracy of the recognised fabrics patterns was evaluated using the following metrics sensitivity, specificity and efficiency.