This text contains invited lectures and research papers on research in the field of visual form processing, dealing with the theoretical and applicative aspects of shape perception, representation, decomposition, description and recognition, and other related topics.

This volume covers the most important topics of current interest in the field of visual form processing, presenting a collection of recent results achieved by leading academic and industrial research groups from several countries. The book contains invited lectures and research papers dealing with the theoretical and applicative aspects of shape perception, representation, decomposition, description and recognition, and other related topics.

An iconic description of shape, D. Ballard
distance transforms and their uses, G. Borgefors
generalized cylindes - what are they?, J.O. Eklundh
quantitative performance evaluation of thinning algorithms in the presence of noise, R.M. Haralick et al
recognition of graphical objects for intelligent interpretation of line drawings, R. Kasturi
an induced taxonomy of visual form, G. Nagy
context dependent shape perception, T. Pavlidis
a continuous measure of symmetry, H. Zabrodsky and S. Peleg
shapes, shocks, and deformations, S.W. Zucker. (Part Contents).