Dual-Fusion Active Contour Model with Semantic Information for Saliency Target Extraction of Underwater Images

Underwater vision research is the foundation of marine-related disciplines. The target contour extraction is significant for target tracking and visual information mining. Aiming to resolve the problem that conventional active contour models cannot effectively extract the contours of salient targets...

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Main Authors: Shudi Yang, Jiaxiong Wu, Zhipeng Feng
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2515
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Jiaxiong Wu
Zhipeng Feng
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description Underwater vision research is the foundation of marine-related disciplines. The target contour extraction is significant for target tracking and visual information mining. Aiming to resolve the problem that conventional active contour models cannot effectively extract the contours of salient targets in underwater images, we propose a dual-fusion active contour model with semantic information. First, the saliency images are introduced as semantic information and salient target contours are extracted by fusing Chan–Vese and local binary fitting models. Then, the original underwater images are used to supplement the missing contour information by using the local image fitting. Compared with state-of-the-art contour extraction methods, our dual-fusion active contour model can effectively filter out background information and accurately extract salient target contours. Moreover, the proposed model achieves the best results in the quantitative comparison of MAE (mean absolute error), ER (error rate), and DR (detection rate) indicators and provides reliable prior knowledge for target tracking and visual information mining.
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spelling doaj.art-5f1d57097f8a44d693a217e95e8a0c962023-11-23T22:42:04ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-02-01125251510.3390/app12052515Dual-Fusion Active Contour Model with Semantic Information for Saliency Target Extraction of Underwater ImagesShudi Yang0Jiaxiong Wu1Zhipeng Feng2School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing 100083, ChinaUnderwater vision research is the foundation of marine-related disciplines. The target contour extraction is significant for target tracking and visual information mining. Aiming to resolve the problem that conventional active contour models cannot effectively extract the contours of salient targets in underwater images, we propose a dual-fusion active contour model with semantic information. First, the saliency images are introduced as semantic information and salient target contours are extracted by fusing Chan–Vese and local binary fitting models. Then, the original underwater images are used to supplement the missing contour information by using the local image fitting. Compared with state-of-the-art contour extraction methods, our dual-fusion active contour model can effectively filter out background information and accurately extract salient target contours. Moreover, the proposed model achieves the best results in the quantitative comparison of MAE (mean absolute error), ER (error rate), and DR (detection rate) indicators and provides reliable prior knowledge for target tracking and visual information mining.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2515underwater imagetarget contour extractionactive contour modelsemantic informationsaliency target
spellingShingle Shudi Yang
Jiaxiong Wu
Zhipeng Feng
Dual-Fusion Active Contour Model with Semantic Information for Saliency Target Extraction of Underwater Images
Applied Sciences
underwater image
target contour extraction
active contour model
semantic information
saliency target
title Dual-Fusion Active Contour Model with Semantic Information for Saliency Target Extraction of Underwater Images
title_full Dual-Fusion Active Contour Model with Semantic Information for Saliency Target Extraction of Underwater Images
title_fullStr Dual-Fusion Active Contour Model with Semantic Information for Saliency Target Extraction of Underwater Images
title_full_unstemmed Dual-Fusion Active Contour Model with Semantic Information for Saliency Target Extraction of Underwater Images
title_short Dual-Fusion Active Contour Model with Semantic Information for Saliency Target Extraction of Underwater Images
title_sort dual fusion active contour model with semantic information for saliency target extraction of underwater images
topic underwater image
target contour extraction
active contour model
semantic information
saliency target
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2515
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