Establishment of cellular automata image model and its application in image dimension measurement

Abstract

Aiming at how to improve the efficiency of image edge detection, an image edge detection method based on least squares support vector machine (LSSVM) and cellular automata is proposed. Firstly, a new kernel function is constructed based on the Gauss radial basis kernel and polynomial kernel, which enables the LSSVM to fit the gray values of the image pixels accurately. Then, the gradient operator of the image is deduced, and the gradient value of the image is obtained by convolution with the gray value of the image. Then, the cellular automata evolves the gradient value according to the designed local rules to locate and detect the image edge. Simulation results show that the proposed edge detection algorithm is effective, and the new algorithm has higher detection performance than Sobel and Canny algorithms.