Hays, Peter Sipe2014-03-142014-03-141990-06-08etd-06082009-171152http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42920A model, which assumes tonal decomposition of textures, is proposed for texture analysis and segmentation. The model is based on an interpretation in which the tones form an orthogonal basis in a vector space of possible textures. Three methods for texture segmentation, which employ a texture indicator developed from this concept, are demonstrated. Application of the vector model requires the use of a priori information of the tonal frequencies present and the tonal amplitude distributions. A proposed algorithm, which uses only a priori knowledge of the spatial frequencies to extract the tonal amplitudes i.e. texture vectors, is discussed. Examp1es illustrating the application of this concept are presented. Finally a preliminary discussion of the problems associated with determining the tonal frequencies is presentedx, 100 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V855 1990.H397Image processing -- Mathematical modelsThesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06082009-171152/