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Objective classification of fabric pilling based on the two-dimensional discrete wavelet transform

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posted on 2003-01-01, 00:00 authored by Stuart Palmer, Xungai Wang
A number of methods for automated objective ratings of fabric pilling based on image analysis are described in the literature. The periodic structure of fabrics makes them suitable candidates for frequency domain analysis. We propose a new method of frequency domain analysis based on the two-dimensional discrete wavelet transform to objectively measure pilling intensity in sample images. We present a preliminary evaluation of the proposed method based on analysis of two series of standard pilling evaluation test images. The initial results suggest that the proposed method is feasible, and that the ability of the method to discriminate between levels of pilling intensity depends on the wavelet analysis scale being closely matched to the fabric interyarn pitch. We also present a heuristic method for optimal selection of an analysis wavelet and associated analysis scale.


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Journal

Textile research journal

Volume

73

Issue

8

Pagination

713 - 720

Publisher

Sage

Location

Thousand Oaks, Calif.

ISSN

0040-5175

eISSN

1746-7748

Language

eng

Notes

The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Textile Research Journal, 73/8, 2003, © 2003 by SAGE Publications Ltd at the Textile Research Journal page: http://trj.sagepub.com/ on SAGE Journals Online: http://online.sagepub.com/

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal article

Copyright notice

2003, SAGE Publications

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