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TABLE 14.2-1. Threshhold Levels and Associated Edge Detection Probabilities for 3 × 3 Edge Detectors as Determined by the Abdou
and Pratt Pattern Recognition Design Procedure
Vertical Edge Diagonal Edge
SNR = 1 SNR = 10 SNR = 1 SNR = 10
Operator t
N
P
D
P
F
t
N
P
D
P
F
t
N
P
D
P
F
t
N
P
D
P
F
Roberts orthogonal
gradient
1.36 0.559 0.400 0.67 0.892 0.105 1.74 0.551 0.469 0.78 0.778 0.221
Prewitt orthogonal
gradient
1.16 0.608 0.384 0.66 0.912 0.480 1.19 0.593 0.387 0.64 0.931 0.064
Sobel orthogonal
gradient
1.18 0.600 0.395 0.66 0.923 0.057 1.14 0.604 0.376 0.63 0.947 0.053
Prewitt compass
template gradient
1.52 0.613 0.466 0.73 0.886 0.136 1.51 0.618 0.472 0.71 0.900 0.153 ...