Comparison of edge detection algorithms for electric wire recognition

Abstract

Edge detection is the preliminary step in image processing for object detection and recognition procedure. It allows to remove useless information and reduce amount of data before further analysis. The paper contains the comparison of edge detection algorithms optimized for detection of horizontal edges. For comparison purposes the algorithms were implemented in the developed application dedicated to detection of electric line wires. The optimized algorithms were benchmarked on a set of images of electric wires.