Determination of circular arc length and midpoint by Hough transform

We propose a method to detect circular arcs, including the determinations of their centers, radii, lengths, and midpoints. The center, radius of a circular arc can easily be determined using circular Hough transform. But, the determinations of the arc midpoint and length are more complicated. Theoretical analysis of the centroid of the near-peak Hough transform data is presented. Then, the arc midpoint and length can be extracted from it.<<ETX>>

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