Effect of point-spread functions on the edge orientation precision of first-derivative operators

Raymond G. White; Robert A. Schowengerdt

doi:10.1117/12.59980

1 October 1992 Effect of point-spread functions on the edge orientation precision of first-derivative operators

Raymond G. White, Robert A. Schowengerdt

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 31, Issue 10, (October 1992). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59980

Abstract

We examine how different imaging sensor point-spread functions (PSFs) affect the precision to which small-template first-derivative operators can measure step-edge orientation. Three PSF models are tested under different numbers of image quantization levels. For each model, the precisions produced by several first-derivative operators are computed using different error measures. Optimal estimates derived using the theory of locales are also provided as a basis for comparison. It is shown that the size of the PSF significantly affects the precision to which orientation can be found. Precision is highest when the PSF has a spread of 1.0 to 1.4 pixels and is dependent on the PSF shape. A method to produce optimal first-derivative templates for specific PSFs is also described.

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Raymond G. White and Robert A. Schowengerdt "Effect of point-spread functions on the edge orientation precision of first-derivative operators," Optical Engineering 31(10), (1 October 1992). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59980

Published: 1 October 1992

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