Knowledge-based Radical Extraction for Handwritten Chinese Characters

碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 資訊工程研究所 === 82 === The goal of this thesis is to speed up the execution and increase the efficiency of character recognition by using some knowledge relative to radicals. In this thesis, we assume that we have accepted an...

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Main Authors: Yi-Hong Tseng, 曾逸鴻
Other Authors: Hsi-Jian Lee
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 1994
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/25802980577157459242
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Summary:碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 資訊工程研究所 === 82 === The goal of this thesis is to speed up the execution and increase the efficiency of character recognition by using some knowledge relative to radicals. In this thesis, we assume that we have accepted an imperfect result of stroke extraction. If the correct radicals can be extracted successfully, the task of character recognition will be simplified greatly. First, we defined about 400 radicals that can compose more than 2000 Chinese characters. According to the experimental results and our observation, we summarize some knowledge to decribe the structural properties of those reference radical models. In the recognition process, 2-D Chinese characters would be first processed by radical separation and stroke extraction. Next, we use the possible positions at which radicals locate and the stable stroke types to pre-select suitable extracted strokes and reference radical models before the radical matching process that is a dynamic programming method. Then, there are three post-checking methods: the related stroke length checking, the convex hull checking, and the radical overlap checking are used to check the legality of all candidate radicals and remove the illegal ones. Finally, we can extract the correct radicals by finding the maximum clique of a undirected graph constructed by the legal candidate radicals. The input method utilizing a tablet is also applied in our system. Computers can generate each reference radical model automatically according to the on-line information extracted from a tablet, and insert it into the proper position of the knowledge base. The extension of radical database can be achieved easily. The testing Chinese characters are selected from the database CCL/HCCR1 and the experimental results show the feasibility of the radical extraction method proposed in this thesis.