Chain coding and pre processing stages of handwritten character image file

• Main Authors: Suliman, Azizah, Sulaiman, Md. Nasir, Othman, Mohamed, O. K. Rahmat, Rahmita Wirza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: College of Information Technology, Universiti Tenaga Nasional 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13508/1/Chain%20coding%20and%20pre%20processing%20stages%20of%20handwritten%20character%20image%20file.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13508/; http://ejcsit.uniten.edu.my/index.php/ejcsit/article/view/2

In this paper detailed descriptions of the algorithms used in the pre-processing and feature extraction phases of an offline handwritten character are discussed. In classifying handwritten characters, the stages prior to the classification phase play a role as major as the classification itself. The...