Basic Definitions and Operations for Gestalt Algebra
Abstract
The gestalt algebra is a mathematical construction designed to capture the perceptual structure of complex patterns. Such patterns occur e.g. in aerial images of urban terrain. The principles of gestalt construction - namely proximity, good continuation, similarity and symmetry - are used in a recursive way to describe image or scene data using terms following an algebraic definition. Such description can be used for recognition, matching, or data mining.
