A Gaussian-weighted multiresolution edge detector

Abstract A Hueckel-like edge detector is developed which weights the neighborhood of a point according to a Gaussian function. This edge detector is found to be a generalization of both a Gaussian weighted gradient edge detector and of a zero crossing edge detector. A hierarchical structure, called a pyramid, allows a fast implementation of the operator in which versions of the operator with many different neighborhood sizes are applied to an image simultaneously.

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