SAR Image Segmentation Based on Improved Grey Wolf Optimization Algorithm and Fuzzy C-Means

An improved Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) algorithm with differential evolution (DEGWO) combined with fuzzy C-means for complex synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image segmentation was proposed for the disadvantages of traditional optimization and fuzzy C-means (FCM) in image segmentation precision. In...

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Main Authors: M. Q. Li, L. P. Xu, Na Xu, Tao Huang, Bo Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4576015
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Summary:An improved Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) algorithm with differential evolution (DEGWO) combined with fuzzy C-means for complex synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image segmentation was proposed for the disadvantages of traditional optimization and fuzzy C-means (FCM) in image segmentation precision. In the process of image segmentation based on FCM algorithm, the number of clusters and initial centers estimation is regarded as a search procedure that searches for an appropriate value in a greyscale interval. Hence, an improved differential evolution Grey Wolf Optimization (DE-GWO) algorithm is introduced to search for the optimal initial centers; then the image segmentation approach which bases its principle on FCM algorithm will get a better result. Experimental results in this work infers that both the precision and efficiency of the proposed method are superior to those of the state of the art.
ISSN:1024-123X
1563-5147