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In this paper, face localization for facial feature extraction is presented. The method consists of three steps: (1) facial features enhancement using symmetrical filter, and then the morphological process is applied to examine the edge, peaks, and valley fields; (2) line construction using linear Hough transform; (3) localization of the face region based on the constructed lines and the elimination of excess areas outside the face boundary.
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Arof, H., Ahmad, F. & Shah, N.M. Face localization for facial features extraction using a symmetrical filter and linear Hough transform. Artif Life Robotics 12, 157–160 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-007-0459-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-007-0459-3