Preface
This book is the Volume II of “Image Engineering,” which focuses on “Image Ana-
lysis,” the middle layer of image engineering.
This book has grown out of the author’s research experience and teaching prac-
tices for full-time undergraduate and graduate students at various universities, as
well as for students and engineers taking summer courses, in more than 20 years.
It is prepared keeping in mind the students and instructors with the principal object-
ive of introducing basic concepts, theories, methodologies, and techniques of image
engineering in a vivid and pragmatic manner.
Image engineering is a broad subject encompassing other subjects such as
computer science, electrical and electronic engineering, mathematics, physics,
physiology, and psychology. Readers of this book should have some preliminary back-
ground in one of these areas. Knowledge of linear system theory, vector algebra,
probability, and random process would be beneficial but may not be necessary.
This book consists of eight chapters covering the main branches of image ana-
lysis.Ithastotally58sections,104subsections,with244figures,21tables,and394
numbered equations, in addition to 48 examples and 96 problems (the solutions for
16 of them are provided in this book). Moreover, over 200 key references are given at
the end of book for further study.
This book can be used for the second course “Image Analysis” in the course series
of image engineering, for undergraduate and graduate students of various disciplines
such as computer science, electrical and electronic engineering, image pattern recog-
nition, information processing, and intelligent information systems. It can also be of
great help to scientists and engineers doing research and development in connection
within related areas.
Special thanks go to De Gruyter and Tsinghua University Press, and their staff
members. Their kindness and professional assistance are truly appreciated.
Last but not least, I am deeply indebted to my wife and my daughter for their
encouragement, patience, support, tolerance, and understanding during the writing
of this book.
Yu-Jin ZHANG
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