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ANN-based Innovative Segmentation Method for Handwritten text in Assamese

Bhattacharyya, Kaustubh and Sarma, Kandarpa Kumar (2009) ANN-based Innovative Segmentation Method for Handwritten text in Assamese. [Journal (Paginated)]

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Abstract

Artificial Neural Network (ANN) s has widely been used for recognition of optically scanned character, which partially emulates human thinking in the domain of the Artificial Intelligence. But prior to recognition, it is necessary to segment the character from the text to sentences, words etc. Segmentation of words into individual letters has been one of the major problems in handwriting recognition. Despite several successful works all over the work, development of such tools in specific languages is still an ongoing process especially in the Indian context. This work explores the application of ANN as an aid to segmentation of handwritten characters in Assamese- an important language in the North Eastern part of India. The work explores the performance difference obtained in applying an ANN-based dynamic segmentation algorithm compared to projection- based static segmentation. The algorithm involves, first training of an ANN with individual handwritten characters recorded from different individuals. Handwritten sentences are separated out from text using a static segmentation method. From the segmented line, individual characters are separated out by first over segmenting the entire line. Each of the segments thus obtained, next, is fed to the trained ANN. The point of segmentation at which the ANN recognizes a segment or a combination of several segments to be similar to a handwritten character, a segmentation boundary for the character is assumed to exist and segmentation performed. The segmented character is next compared to the best available match and the segmentation boundary confirmed.

Item Type:Journal (Paginated)
Keywords:Segmentation, Classification, Handwritten, Cursive, Recognition, Dissection
Subjects:Computer Science > Neural Nets
ID Code:6720
Deposited By: International Journal of Computer Science Issues, IJCSI
Deposited On:14 Nov 2009 11:29
Last Modified:11 Mar 2011 08:57

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