International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 9 - Number 12 |
Year of Publication: 2010 |
Authors: Nadia Smaoui Zghal, Dorra Sellami Masmoudi |
10.5120/1435-1934 |
Nadia Smaoui Zghal, Dorra Sellami Masmoudi . Article:Improving Watershed Algorithm with a Histogram Driven Methodology and Implementation of the System on a Virtex 5 Platform. International Journal of Computer Applications. 9, 12 ( November 2010), 29-35. DOI=10.5120/1435-1934
Watershed algorithm as was introduced by Vincent and Soille is a segmentation algorithm based on the inundation process of the image gradient which is observed as a relief. It aims at finding the peaks in the image gradient called watersheds and identifying them as the image contours. Due to its flexibility and rapidity, this algorithm is used in several applications. However, its main drawback is the over segmentation .In this paper, we improve this technique by introducing a histogram driven methodology.