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A Hough‐like approach to the measurement and detection of symmetry in two‐ and three‐dimensional structures
Author(s) -
BeltrándelRío Luís,
GómezRodríguez Alfredo
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied crystallography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.429
H-Index - 162
ISSN - 1600-5767
DOI - 10.1107/s0021889803018661
Subject(s) - hough transform , symmetry (geometry) , reflection symmetry , rotational symmetry , algorithm , computer science , geometry , artificial intelligence , work (physics) , computer vision , mathematics , optics , physics , image (mathematics) , quantum mechanics
In this work an algorithm for the detection and measurement of symmetry in material aggregates is presented. The algorithm is based on the Hough transform in the sense that points (and pairs and triplets of points) `vote' for all the symmetry elements that are compatible with them.