A quantum image searching method is proposed based on the probability distributions of the readouts from the quantum measurements. It is achieved by using low computational resources which are only a single Hadamard gate combined with m + 1 quantum measurement operations. To validate the proposed method, a simulation experiment is used where the image with the highest similarity value of 0.93 to the particular test image is retrieved as the search result from 4 × 4 binary image database. The proposal provides a basic step for designing a search engine on quantum computing devices where the image in the database is retrieved based on its similarity to the test image

An Interest-based Ordering Scheme (IOS) for fuzzy morphology on White-Blood-Cell (WBC) image segmentation is proposed to improve accuracy of segmentation. The proposed method shows a high accuracy in segmenting both high- and low-density nuclei. Further, its running time is low, so it can be used for real applications. To evaluate the performance of the proposed method, 100 WBC images and 10 leukemia images are used, and the experimental results show that the proposed IOS segments a nucleus in WBC images 3.99% more accurately on average than the Lexicographical Ordering Scheme (LOS) does and 5.29% more accurately on average than the combined Fuzzy Clustering and Binary Morphology (FCBM) method does. The proposal method segments a cytoplasm 20.72% more accurately on average than the FCBM method. The WBC image segmentation is a part of WBC classification in an automatic cancer-diagnosis application that is being developed. In addition, the proposed method can be used to segment any images that focus on the important color of an object of interest.

Dental classification for periapical radiograph based on multiple fuzzy attribute is proposed, where each tooth is analyzed based on multiple criteria such as area/perimeter ratio and width/height ratio. A classification method on special type of dental image called periapical radiograph is studied and classification is done without speculative classification (in case of ambiguous object), therefore an accurate and assistive result can be obtained due to its capability to handle ambiguous tooth. Experiment results on 78 periapical dental radiographs from University of Indonesia indicates 82.51% total classification accuracy and 84.29% average classification rate per input radiograph. The proposed classification method is planned to be implemented as a submodule for an under developing dental based personal identification system.

A feature extraction method from capnograms used for classifying asthma is proposed based on wavelet decomposition. Its computational cost is low and its performance is adequate for classifying asthma in real time. Experiments performed using 23 capnograms from an asthma camp in Cuba showed 97.39% best classification accuracy. The time required for a physiological multiparameter monitor to determine the suitable features of capnograms averaged 8 seconds. The proposal is to be used as part of a decision support system for asthma classification being developed by TITECH and TMDU research groups.

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The parameter optimization of local fuzzy patterns based on the fuzzy contrast measure is proposed for extracting white blood cell texture. The proposed method obtains the optimal parameter values of the nucleus and cytoplasm region of white blood cell image and the best accuracy rate of white blood cell classification can therefore be achieved. To evaluate the performance of the proposed method, 100 microscopic white blood cell images and the supervised learning method are used for white blood cell classification. Results show that the average accuracy rate of white blood cell classification using local fuzzy pattern features with optimal parameter values of a nucleus and a cytoplasm region is 4% more accurate than with uniform parameter values and is 5–18% more accurate than other feature extraction methods. White blood cell feature extraction is part of the white blood cell classification in an automatic cancer diagnosis that is being developed. In addition, the proposed method can be used to obtain the optimal parameter of local fuzzy patterns for other types of datasets.

A multimodal gesture recognition method for mascot robot system is proposed based on Choquet integral by fusing camera and 3D accelerometer data. The optimization of two fuzzy measures in the training phase for two recognition units, i.e., camera-based and accelerometer-based units, obtains enough recognition rate of 92.7% for 8 types of gestures by improving the recognition rate approximate 20% compared with that of each unit. The proposed method targets casual communication from humans to robots by integrating nonverbal gesture messages and verbal messages.

A method for ECG and capnogram signals classification is proposed based on fuzzy similarity evaluation, where shape exchange algorithm and fuzzy inference are combined. It aims to be applied to quasi-periodic biomedical signals and has low computational cost. On the experiments for atrial fibrillation (AF) classification using two databases: MIT-BIH AF and MITBIH Normal Sinus Rhythm, values of 100%, 94.4%, and 97.6% for sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy respectively, and execution time of 0.6 s are obtained. The proposal is capable of been extended to classify different diseases, from ECG and capnogram signals, such as: Brugada syndrome, AV block, hypoventilation, and asthma among others to be implemented in low computational resources devices.