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In image processing, a Gabor filter, named after Dennis Gabor, is a linear filter used for edge
detection. Frequency and orientation representations of Gabor filters are similar to those of the
human visual system, and they have been found to be particularly appropriate for texture
representation and discrimination. In the spatial domain, a 2D Gabor filter is a Gaussian kernel
function modulated by a sinusoidal plane wave.
Simple cells in the visual cortex of mammalian brains can be modeled by Gabor functions.Thus,
image analysis with Gabor filters is thought to be similar to perception in the human visual
system.
Its impulse response is defined by a sinusoidal wave (a plane wave for 2D Gabor filters)
multiplied by a Gaussian function.[3] Because of the multiplication-convolution property
(Convolution theorem), the Fourier transform of a Gabor filter's impulse response is the
convolution of the Fourier transform of the harmonic function and the Fourier transform of the
Gaussian function. The filter has a real and an imaginary component representing orthogonal
directions.[4] The two components may be formed into a complex number or used individually.
Complex
g(x,y;lambda,theta,psi,sigma,gamma) = expleft(-
frac{x'^2+gamma^2y'^2}{2sigma^2}
ight)expleft(ileft(2pifrac{x'}{lambda}+psi ight) ight)
Real
g(x,y;lambda,theta,psi,sigma,gamma) = expleft(-
frac{x'^2+gamma^2y'^2}{2sigma^2} ight)cosleft(2pifrac{x'}{lambda}+psi ight)
Imaginary
g(x,y;lambda,theta,psi,sigma,gamma) = expleft(-
frac{x'^2+gamma^2y'^2}{2sigma^2} ight)sinleft(2pifrac{x'}{lambda}+psi ight)
where
x' = x costheta + y sintheta,
and
y' = -x sintheta + y costheta,
In this equation, lambda represents the wavelength of the sinusoidal factor, theta represents
the orientation of the normal to the parallel stripes of a Gabor function, psi is the phase offset,
sigma is the sigma/standard deviation of the Gaussian envelope and gamma is the spatial
aspect ratio, and specifies the ellipticity of the support of the Gabor function.
Gabor filters are directly related to Gabor wavelets, since they can be designed for a number of
dilations and rotations. However, in general, expansion is not applied for Gabor wavelets, since
this requires computation of bi-orthogonal wavelets, which may be very time-consuming.
Therefore, usually, a filter bank consisting of Gabor filters with various scales and rotations is
created. The filters are convolved with the signal, resulting in a so-called Gabor space. This
process is closely related to processes in the primary visual cortex.[7] Jones and Palmer showed
that the real part of the complex Gabor function is a good fit to the receptive field weight
functions found in simple cells in a cat's striate cortex.[8]
The Gabor space is very useful in image processing applications such as optical character
recognition, iris recognition and fingerprint recognition. Relations between activations for a
specific spatial location are very distinctive between objects in an image. Furthermore, important
activations can be extracted from the Gabor space in order to create a sparse object
representation.

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Need Expert to help . Need to develop a small research about Gaibor .pdf

  • 1. Need Expert to help . Need to develop a small research about Gaibor Filter. Please post accurate answer. thank you Solution In image processing, a Gabor filter, named after Dennis Gabor, is a linear filter used for edge detection. Frequency and orientation representations of Gabor filters are similar to those of the human visual system, and they have been found to be particularly appropriate for texture representation and discrimination. In the spatial domain, a 2D Gabor filter is a Gaussian kernel function modulated by a sinusoidal plane wave. Simple cells in the visual cortex of mammalian brains can be modeled by Gabor functions.Thus, image analysis with Gabor filters is thought to be similar to perception in the human visual system. Its impulse response is defined by a sinusoidal wave (a plane wave for 2D Gabor filters) multiplied by a Gaussian function.[3] Because of the multiplication-convolution property (Convolution theorem), the Fourier transform of a Gabor filter's impulse response is the convolution of the Fourier transform of the harmonic function and the Fourier transform of the Gaussian function. The filter has a real and an imaginary component representing orthogonal directions.[4] The two components may be formed into a complex number or used individually. Complex g(x,y;lambda,theta,psi,sigma,gamma) = expleft(- frac{x'^2+gamma^2y'^2}{2sigma^2} ight)expleft(ileft(2pifrac{x'}{lambda}+psi ight) ight) Real g(x,y;lambda,theta,psi,sigma,gamma) = expleft(- frac{x'^2+gamma^2y'^2}{2sigma^2} ight)cosleft(2pifrac{x'}{lambda}+psi ight) Imaginary g(x,y;lambda,theta,psi,sigma,gamma) = expleft(- frac{x'^2+gamma^2y'^2}{2sigma^2} ight)sinleft(2pifrac{x'}{lambda}+psi ight) where x' = x costheta + y sintheta, and y' = -x sintheta + y costheta, In this equation, lambda represents the wavelength of the sinusoidal factor, theta represents the orientation of the normal to the parallel stripes of a Gabor function, psi is the phase offset,
  • 2. sigma is the sigma/standard deviation of the Gaussian envelope and gamma is the spatial aspect ratio, and specifies the ellipticity of the support of the Gabor function. Gabor filters are directly related to Gabor wavelets, since they can be designed for a number of dilations and rotations. However, in general, expansion is not applied for Gabor wavelets, since this requires computation of bi-orthogonal wavelets, which may be very time-consuming. Therefore, usually, a filter bank consisting of Gabor filters with various scales and rotations is created. The filters are convolved with the signal, resulting in a so-called Gabor space. This process is closely related to processes in the primary visual cortex.[7] Jones and Palmer showed that the real part of the complex Gabor function is a good fit to the receptive field weight functions found in simple cells in a cat's striate cortex.[8] The Gabor space is very useful in image processing applications such as optical character recognition, iris recognition and fingerprint recognition. Relations between activations for a specific spatial location are very distinctive between objects in an image. Furthermore, important activations can be extracted from the Gabor space in order to create a sparse object representation.