Curve representation and matching based on feature points and minimal area
基于特征点和最小面积的曲线描述和匹配

In order to recognize the curve whose feature points are the same but the curvature between the feature points is different, a new method for representing and recognizing the contour curve was proposed. First, feature points of the contour were extracted for the rough matching; then the sampling points of the sub-curve were obtained based on the precision requirement using the given minimal area threshold. A new recognition vector of sample points was defined, and a novel recognition vector matrix was constructed based on the recognition vector of sample points; last the similarity of the corresponding sub-curves was calculated by comparing the recognition vector matrix. The curve was recognized by recognizing their each sub-curve. The matching method was a process from simple to complex, thus many redundancies calculations were avoided. The experimental results show the proposed algorithm is efficient and feasible.