Dual classifier system for handprinted alphanumeric character recognition

This paper presents a dual classifier handprinted character recognition system that is implemented using Radial Basis Function (RBF) networks. Each classifier in the system extracts a different set of features from the input character and makes its own indpendent classification decision. The features used are the diagonal and partitioned radial projections, and the four-directional edge maps of the mage. The system then combines these decisions before giving a final classification output. Several different methods of desinging the combiner are examined. The proposed system is tested on a database of handprinted alphanumeric characters, and the results are fourd to be very promising.

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