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66 Citations
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Review of Recent Type-2 Fuzzy Image Processing Applications

  • Oscar Castillo,
  • Mauricio A. Sanchez,
  • Claudia I. Gonzalez and
  • Gabriela E. Martinez

10 August 2017

This paper presents a literature review of applications using type-2 fuzzy systems in the area of image processing. Over the last years, there has been a significant increase in research on higher-order forms of fuzzy logic; in particular, the use of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,373 Views
19 Pages

Note on Intuitionistic Fuzzy Metric-like Spaces with Application in Image Processing

  • Tatjana Došenović,
  • Dušan Rakić,
  • Nebojša Ralević and
  • Biljana Carić

25 July 2024

Recently, the fixed-point theorem for fuzzy contractive mappings has been investigated within the framework of intuitionistic fuzzy metric-like spaces. This interesting topic was explored through the utilization of G-Cauchy sequences as defined by Gr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,509 Views
21 Pages

13 September 2024

Image pre-processing is crucial for large fleet management. Many traffic videos are collected by closed-circuit television (CCTV), which has a fixed area monitoring for image analysis. This paper adopts the front camera installed in large vehicles to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,152 Views
21 Pages

16 July 2021

It has been proven that Logarithmic Image Processing (LIP) models provide a suitable framework for visualizing and enhancing digital images acquired by various sources. The most visible (although simplified) result of using such a model is that LIP a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,899 Views
15 Pages

Grading of rice intents to discriminate broken and whole grain from a sample. Standard techniques for image-based rice grading using advanced statistical methods seldom take into account the domain knowledge associated with the data. In the context o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,492 Views
18 Pages

22 March 2023

In this paper, we propose a Fuzzy Window with the Gaussian Processed Label (FW-GPL) method to mitigate the overlap problem in the neighboring ordinal category when scoring images. Many published conventional methods treat this challenge as a traditio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
78 Citations
15,294 Views
16 Pages

25 February 2011

Most of classification, quality evaluation or grading of the flue-cured tobacco leaves are manually operated, which relies on the judgmental experience of experts, and inevitably limited by personal, physical and environmental factors. The classifica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,880 Views
14 Pages

Image Noise Reduction by Means of Bootstrapping-Based Fuzzy Numbers

  • Reza Ghasemi,
  • Samuel Morillas,
  • Ahmad Nezakati and
  • Mohammadreza Rabiei

21 September 2022

Removing or reducing noise in color images is one of the most important functions of image processing, which is used in many sciences. In many cases, nonlinear methods significantly reduce the noise in the image and are widely used today. One of thes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,754 Views
25 Pages

An Automatic Visual Inspection of Oil Tanks Exterior Surface Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Image Processing and Cascading Fuzzy Logic Algorithms

  • Mohammed A. H. Ali,
  • Muhammad Baggash,
  • Jaloliddin Rustamov,
  • Rawad Abdulghafor,
  • Najm Al-Deen N. Abdo,
  • Mubarak H. G. Abdo,
  • Talep S. Mohammed,
  • Ameen A. Hasan,
  • Ali N. Abdo and
  • Yusoff Nukman
  • + 1 author

13 February 2023

This paper presents an automatic visual inspection of exterior surface defects of oil tanks using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and image processing with two cascading fuzzy logic algorithms. Corrosion is one of the defects that has a serious effec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,257 Views
23 Pages

Background/Objectives: This paper presents a medical image analysis application designed to facilitate advanced edge detection and fuzzy processing techniques within an intuitive, modular graphical user interface. Methods: Key functionalities include...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,768 Views
2 Pages

Special Issue on Fuzzy Logic for Image Processing

  • Laura Caponetti and
  • Giovanna Castellano

27 December 2017

The increasing availability of huge image collections in different application fields, such as medical diagnosis, remote sensing, transmission and encoding, machine/robot vision, and video processing, microscopic imaging has pressed the need, in the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,461 Views
19 Pages

18 August 2020

The current nondestructive testing methods such as ultrasonic, magnetic, or eddy current signals, and even the existing image processing methods, present certain challenges and show a lack of flexibility in building an effective and real-time quality...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,370 Views
10 Pages

20 February 2022

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most important microvascular complications associated with diabetes mellitus. The early signs of DR are microaneurysms, which can lead to complete vision loss. The detection of DR at an early stage can help to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,478 Views
20 Pages

A Novel Method of Using Vision System and Fuzzy Logic for Quality Estimation of Resistance Spot Welding

  • Essa Alghannam,
  • Hong Lu,
  • Mingtian Ma,
  • Qian Cheng,
  • Andres A. Gonzalez,
  • Yue Zang and
  • Shuo Li

2 August 2019

Finding a reliable quality inspection system of resistance spot welding (RSW) has become a very important issue in the automobile industry. In this study, improvement in the quality estimation of the weld nugget’s surface on the car underbody i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,648 Views
17 Pages

Fuzzy Inference Systems to Fine-Tune a Local Eigenvector Image Smoothing Method

  • Khleef Almutairi,
  • Samuel Morillas and
  • Pedro Latorre-Carmona

Image denoising is a fundamental research topic in colour image processing, analysis, and transmission. Noise is an inevitable byproduct of image acquisition and transmission, and its nature is intimately linked to the underlying processes that produ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,501 Views
24 Pages

Image-Based Malware Detection Using α-Cuts and Binary Visualisation

  • Betty Saridou,
  • Isidoros Moulas,
  • Stavros Shiaeles and
  • Basil Papadopoulos

6 April 2023

Image conversion of malicious binaries, or binary visualisation, is a relevant approach in the security community. Recently, it has exceeded the role of a single-file malware analysis tool and has become a part of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,217 Views
30 Pages

23 September 2021

This study integrates path planning, fuzzy theory, neural networks, image processing, range sensors, webcam, global navigation satellite system (GNSS), and real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning system into an intelligent wheeled mobile robot (WMR) fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
9,507 Views
30 Pages

Visual Recognition and Its Application to Robot Arm Control

  • Jih-Gau Juang,
  • Yi-Ju Tsai and
  • Yang-Wu Fan

20 October 2015

This paper presents an application of optical word recognition and fuzzy control to a smartphone automatic test system. The system consists of a robot arm and two webcams. After the words from the control panel that represent commands are recognized...

  • Article
  • Open Access
863 Views
19 Pages

CAS-SFCM: Content-Aware Image Smoothing Based on Fuzzy Clustering with Spatial Information

  • Felipe Antunes-Santos,
  • Carlos Lopez-Molina,
  • Maite Mendioroz and
  • Bernard De Baets

Image smoothing is a low-level image processing task mainly aimed at homogenizing an image, mitigating noise, or improving the visibility of certain image areas. There exist two main strategies for image smoothing. The first strategy is content-unawa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,151 Views
36 Pages

Multi-Modal Medical Image Fusion Based on FusionNet in YIQ Color Space

  • Kai Guo,
  • Xiongfei Li,
  • Hongrui Zang and
  • Tiehu Fan

17 December 2020

In order to obtain the physiological information and key features of source images to the maximum extent, improve the visual effect and clarity of the fused image, and reduce the computation, a multi-modal medical image fusion framework based on feat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,876 Views
29 Pages

1 March 2020

With finer spatial scale, high-resolution images provide complex, spatial, and massive information on the earth’s surface, which brings new challenges to remote sensing segmentation methods. In view of these challenges, finding a more effective...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,840 Views
33 Pages

Computer Model for an Intelligent Adjustment of Weather Conditions Based on Spatial Features for Soil Moisture Estimation

  • Luis Pastor Sánchez-Fernández,
  • Diego Alberto Flores-Carrillo and
  • Luis Alejandro Sánchez-Pérez

2 January 2024

In this paper, an intelligent weather conditions fuzzy adjustment based on spatial features (IWeCASF) is developed. It is indispensable for our regional soil moisture estimation approach, complementing a point estimation model of soil moisture from t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,857 Views
19 Pages

15 March 2016

This study applies smartphone, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi wireless network to control a wheeled mobile robot (WMR) remotely. The first part of this study demonstrates that the WMR can be controlled manually by a smartphone. The smartphone can remotely cont...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,972 Views
24 Pages

24 November 2020

In this study, pattern recognition methods are applied to a five-degrees-of-freedom robot arm that can key in words on a touch screen for an automatic smartphone test. The proposed system can recognize Chinese characters and Mandarin phonetic symbols...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,021 Views
18 Pages

21 May 2013

The objective of the current research was not only to provide a fast and automatic positioning platform for single cells, but also improved biomolecular manipulation techniques. In this study, an automatic platform for cell positioning using electroo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,100 Views
31 Pages

An Application of Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, and GNSS Data for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping

  • Omid Ghorbanzadeh,
  • Khalil Didehban,
  • Hamid Rasouli,
  • Khalil Valizadeh Kamran,
  • Bakhtiar Feizizadeh and
  • Thomas Blaschke

In this study, we used Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data to delineate post-earthquake landslides within an object-based image analysis (OBIA). We used our resulting landslide inventory map for training the data-driven model of the frequency ratio (FR) f...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,052 Views
28 Pages

30 September 2023

This paper discusses current formulations based on fuzzy-logic control concepts as applied to the removal of impulsive noise from digital images. We also discuss the various principles related to fuzzy-ruled based logic control techniques, aiming at...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
7,123 Views
15 Pages

Edge Detection Method Based on General Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Applied to Color Images

  • Claudia I. Gonzalez,
  • Patricia Melin and
  • Oscar Castillo

28 August 2017

This paper presents a new general type-2 fuzzy logic method for edge detection applied to color format images. The proposed algorithm combines the methodology based on the image gradients and general type-2 fuzzy logic theory to provide a powerful ed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,021 Views
9 Pages

This paper presents a novel method of restoring the electron beam (EB) measurements that are degraded by linear motion blur. This is based on a fuzzy inference system (FIS) and Wiener inverse filter, together providing autonomy, reliability, flexibil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,116 Views
28 Pages

22 May 2023

Nowadays, most fuzzy clustering algorithms are sensitive to the initialization results of clustering algorithms and have a weak ability to handle high-dimensional data. To solve these problems, we developed the viewpoint-driven subspace fuzzy c-means...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
10,659 Views
14 Pages

A Deep Learning Approach for Kidney Disease Recognition and Prediction through Image Processing

  • Kailash Kumar,
  • M. Pradeepa,
  • Miroslav Mahdal,
  • Shikha Verma,
  • M. V. L. N. RajaRao and
  • Janjhyam Venkata Naga Ramesh

12 March 2023

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a gradual decline in renal function that can lead to kidney damage or failure. As the disease progresses, it becomes harder to diagnose. Using routine doctor consultation data to evaluate various stages of CKD could ai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,676 Views
16 Pages

A Model for Detecting Xanthomonas campestris Using Machine Learning Techniques Enhanced by Optimization Algorithms

  • Daniel-David Leal-Lara,
  • Julio Barón-Velandia,
  • Lina-María Molina-Parra and
  • Ana-Carolina Cabrera-Blandón

The bacterium Xanthomonas campestris poses a significant threat to global agriculture due to its ability to infect leaves, fruits, and stems under various climatic conditions. Its rapid spread across large crop areas results in economic losses, compr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,063 Views
10 Pages

Fsmpy: A Fuzzy Set Measures Python Library

  • George K. Sidiropoulos,
  • Kyriakos D. Apostolidis,
  • Nikolaos Damianos and
  • George A. Papakostas

27 January 2022

This paper presents the fsmpy Python library for the implementation of any type of measures and comparisons of different types of fuzzy sets, as well as other important and useful utilities and algorithms. In this paper, we analyze the motivation beh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,626 Views
16 Pages

FLsM: Fuzzy Localization of Image Scenes Based on Large Models

  • Weiyi Chen,
  • Lingjuan Miao,
  • Jinchao Gui,
  • Yuhao Wang and
  • Yiran Li

This article primarily focuses on the study of image-based localization technology. While traditional methods have made significant advancements in technology and applications, the emerging field of visual image-based localization technology demonstr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
6,186 Views
17 Pages

19 December 2017

A quantum hybrid (QH) intelligent approach that blends the adaptive search capability of the quantum-behaved particle swarm optimisation (QPSO) method with the intuitionistic rationality of traditional fuzzy k-nearest neighbours (Fuzzy k-NN) algorith...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,386 Views
17 Pages

Human visual inspection for classifying the pilling of knitted fabric not only consumes human resources but also causes occupational hazard because of long-term observation using human eyes. This reduces the efficiency of the entire operation. To ove...

  • Article
  • Open Access
51 Citations
8,298 Views
17 Pages

17 June 2020

The presence of sea ice leads in the sea ice cover represents a key feature in polar regions by controlling the heat exchange between the relatively warm ocean and cold atmosphere due to increased fluxes of turbulent sensible and latent heat. Sea ice...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,044 Views
31 Pages

27 June 2025

While guide dogs remain the primary aid for visually impaired individuals, robotic guides continue to be an important area of research. This study introduces an indoor guide robot designed to physically assist a blind person by holding their hand wit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
10,611 Views
17 Pages

Fuzzy Color Clustering for Melanoma Diagnosis in Dermoscopy Images

  • Haidar A. Almubarak,
  • R. Joe Stanley,
  • William V. Stoecker and
  • Randy H. Moss

A fuzzy logic-based color histogram analysis technique is presented for discriminating benign skin lesions from malignant melanomas in dermoscopy images. The approach extends previous research for utilizing a fuzzy set for skin lesion color for a spe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,157 Views
16 Pages

Various optimization methods and network architectures are used by convolutional neural networks (CNNs). Each optimization method and network architecture style have their own advantages and representation abilities. To make the most of these advanta...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,624 Views
6 Pages

Civil Engineering and Symmetry

  • Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas,
  • Romualdas Bausys and
  • Jurgita Antucheviciene

5 April 2019

A topic of utmost importance in civil engineering is finding optimal solutions throughout the life cycle of buildings and infrastructural objects, including their design, manufacturing, use, and maintenance. Operational research, management science,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
10,618 Views
17 Pages

Contact-Less Real-Time Monitoring of Cardiovascular Risk Using Video Imaging and Fuzzy Inference Rules

  • Gabriella Casalino,
  • Giovanna Castellano,
  • Vincenzo Pasquadibisceglie and
  • Gianluca Zaza

29 December 2018

Conventional methods for measuring cardiovascular parameters use skin contact techniques requiring a measuring device to be worn by the user. To avoid discomfort of contact devices, camera-based techniques using photoplethysmography have been recentl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,154 Views
19 Pages

Order Space-Based Morphology for Color Image Processing

  • Shanqian Sun,
  • Yunjia Huang,
  • Kohei Inoue and
  • Kenji Hara

Mathematical morphology is a fundamental tool based on order statistics for image processing, such as noise reduction, image enhancement and feature extraction, and is well-established for binary and grayscale images, whose pixels can be sorted by th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,417 Views
20 Pages

28 December 2023

The reuse of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) discarded from the sports and footwear industries as a partial substitute for gravel in concrete is a way of reducing anthropogenic environmental impacts by enabling the production of lighter structures with...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
9,103 Views
28 Pages

20 October 2015

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are now capable of gathering high-resolution data, therefore, landslides can be explored in detail at larger scales. In this research, 132 aerial photographs were captured, and 85,456 features were detected and matched a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,733 Views
24 Pages

Impulsive Noise Removal with an Adaptive Weighted Arithmetic Mean Operator for Any Noise Density

  • Manuel González-Hidalgo,
  • Sebastia Massanet,
  • Arnau Mir and
  • Daniel Ruiz-Aguilera

8 January 2021

Many computer vision algorithms which are not robust to noise incorporate a noise removal stage in their workflow to avoid distortions in the final result. In the last decade, many filters for salt-and-pepper noise removal have been proposed. In this...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
7,728 Views
19 Pages

9 June 2022

In this article, an intelligent system utilizing type-3 fuzzy logic for automated image quality tuning in televisions is presented. The tuning problem can be formulated as controlling the television imaging system to achieve the requirements of produ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,248 Views
23 Pages

Multimodal medical image fusion (MMIF) is the process of merging different modalities of medical images into a single output image (fused image) with a significant quantity of information to improve clinical applicability. It enables a better diagnos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,506 Views
16 Pages

Binary Ghost Imaging Based on the Fuzzy Integral Method

  • Xu Yang,
  • Jiemin Hu,
  • Long Wu,
  • Lu Xu,
  • Wentao Lyu,
  • Chenghua Yang and
  • Wei Zhang

2 July 2021

The reconstruction quality of binary ghost imaging depends on the speckle binarization process. In order to obtain better binarization speckle and improve the reconstruction quality of binary ghost imaging, a local adaptive binarization method based...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,835 Views
20 Pages

General Type-2 Fuzzy Sugeno Integral for Edge Detection

  • Gabriela E. Martínez,
  • Claudia I. Gonzalez,
  • Olivia Mendoza and
  • Patricia Melin

A type-2 fuzzy edge detection method is presented in this paper. The general process consists of first obtaining the image gradients in the four directions—horizontal, vertical, and the two diagonals—and this technique is known as the mor...

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