New unsupervised hybrid classifier based on the fuzzy integral: Applied to natural textured images

Abstract

This study presents a new unsupervised hybrid classifier for natural texture identification in aerial images. The proposed strategy combines through the fuzzy integral (FI) six well-tested base supervised classifiers. This automation is based on the generation of a general rule inferred through decision tree learning, ID3 strategy from the training data. This rule allows generation of a partition of the set of images that the base classifiers use to estimate automatically their parameters. These parameters are the inputs to calculate the relative importance of each classifier in their combination by the FI. The resulting classifier has been compared with related techniques getting an improvement of 8.04% average. The study includes discussion on this comparison. © The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2013.