A Novel Plant Root Foraging Algorithm for Image Segmentation Problems
Joint Authors
Hu, Kunyuan
Chen, Hanning
He, Maowei
Ma, Lianbo
Zhu, Yunlong
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-16, 16 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper presents a new type of biologically-inspired global optimization methodology for image segmentation based on plant root foraging behavior, namely, artificial root foraging algorithm (ARFO).
The essential motive of ARFO is to imitate the significant characteristics of plant root foraging behavior including branching, regrowing, and tropisms for constructing a heuristic algorithm for multidimensional and multimodal problems.
A mathematical model is firstly designed to abstract various plant root foraging patterns.
Then, the basic process of ARFO algorithm derived in the model is described in details.
When tested against ten benchmark functions, ARFO shows the superiority to other state-of-the-art algorithms on several benchmark functions.
Further, we employed the ARFO algorithm to deal with multilevel threshold image segmentation problem.
Experimental results of the new algorithm on a variety of images demonstrated the suitability of the proposed method for solving such problem.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ma, Lianbo& Hu, Kunyuan& Zhu, Yunlong& Chen, Hanning& He, Maowei. 2014. A Novel Plant Root Foraging Algorithm for Image Segmentation Problems. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-16.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ma, Lianbo…[et al.]. A Novel Plant Root Foraging Algorithm for Image Segmentation Problems. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-16.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ma, Lianbo& Hu, Kunyuan& Zhu, Yunlong& Chen, Hanning& He, Maowei. A Novel Plant Root Foraging Algorithm for Image Segmentation Problems. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474112
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-474112