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Consider, for example, a self-driving car. This vehicle must be able to interpret from an image what another object is, such as a car, stop sign, or pedestrian. Thus, edge detection is an important aspect of image processing. The Laplace operator is the perfect tool for this. | Consider, for example, a self-driving car. This vehicle must be able to interpret from an image what another object is, such as a car, stop sign, or pedestrian. Thus, edge detection is an important aspect of image processing. The Laplace operator is the perfect tool for this. | ||
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Applications: Image Processing
In image processing, it is often necessary to find edges of shapes. Images are, by nature, complex maps of pixels, and thus can be very difficult for a computer to interpret and reduce into simple information. The Laplace operator is a tool used to solve some of these problems.
Consider, for example, a self-driving car. This vehicle must be able to interpret from an image what another object is, such as a car, stop sign, or pedestrian. Thus, edge detection is an important aspect of image processing. The Laplace operator is the perfect tool for this.
