Multilevel Image Segmentation Based on an Improved Firefly Algorithm
Joint Authors
Chen, Kai
Zhou, Yifan
Zhang, Zhisheng
Dai, Min
Chao, Yuan
Shi, Jinfei
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Multilevel image segmentation is time-consuming and involves large computation.
The firefly algorithm has been applied to enhancing the efficiency of multilevel image segmentation.
However, in some cases, firefly algorithm is easily trapped into local optima.
In this paper, an improved firefly algorithm (IFA) is proposed to search multilevel thresholds.
In IFA, in order to help fireflies escape from local optima and accelerate the convergence, two strategies (i.e., diversity enhancing strategy with Cauchy mutation and neighborhood strategy) are proposed and adaptively chosen according to different stagnation stations.
The proposed IFA is compared with three benchmark optimal algorithms, that is, Darwinian particle swarm optimization, hybrid differential evolution optimization, and firefly algorithm.
The experimental results show that the proposed method can efficiently segment multilevel images and obtain better performance than the other three methods.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Kai& Zhou, Yifan& Zhang, Zhisheng& Dai, Min& Chao, Yuan& Shi, Jinfei. 2016. Multilevel Image Segmentation Based on an Improved Firefly Algorithm. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Kai…[et al.]. Multilevel Image Segmentation Based on an Improved Firefly Algorithm. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Kai& Zhou, Yifan& Zhang, Zhisheng& Dai, Min& Chao, Yuan& Shi, Jinfei. Multilevel Image Segmentation Based on an Improved Firefly Algorithm. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1111746
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1111746