org.jscience.computing.ai.vision
Class MeanFilter

java.lang.Object
  org.jscience.computing.ai.vision.Filter
      org.jscience.computing.ai.vision.ConvolutionFilter
          org.jscience.computing.ai.vision.MeanFilter

public class MeanFilter
extends ConvolutionFilter

A mean filter implemented as a convolution filter.

See Also:

org.generation5.vision.ConvolutionFilter

Field Summary

protected int

neighbourhoodSize The neighbourhood size.

Fields inherited from class org.jscience.computing.ai.vision.ConvolutionFilter

kernel

Constructor Summary

MeanFilter()
Creates a new instance of MeanFilter.

MeanFilter(int neighbourhoodSize)
Creates a new instance of MeanFilter of the specified neighbourhood size.

Method Summary

java.awt.image.BufferedImage	filter(java.awt.image.BufferedImage image) Blur the image using the mean kernel.
int	getNeighbourhoodSize() Retrieve the current neighbourhood size.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Utility method for the class.
void	setNeighbourhoodSize(int ns) Set the neighbourhood size.
java.lang.String	toString() DOCUMENT ME!

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.computing.ai.vision.ConvolutionFilter

filter, getKernel, setKernel

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.computing.ai.vision.Filter

verifyOutput, verifyOutput, verifyOutput

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

neighbourhoodSize

protected int neighbourhoodSize

The neighbourhood size.

Constructor Detail

MeanFilter

public MeanFilter()

Creates a new instance of MeanFilter. The default constructor sets the neighbourhood size at 3.

MeanFilter

public MeanFilter(int neighbourhoodSize)

Creates a new instance of MeanFilter of the specified neighbourhood size.

Parameters:

neighbourhoodSize - the neighbourhood size.

Method Detail

setNeighbourhoodSize

public void setNeighbourhoodSize(int ns)

Set the neighbourhood size. Note that the neighbourhood size must be an odd number. Any even number is increased to make it an odd number.

Parameters:

ns - the new neighbourhood size.

getNeighbourhoodSize

public int getNeighbourhoodSize()

Retrieve the current neighbourhood size.

Returns:

the neighbourhood size.

filter

public java.awt.image.BufferedImage filter(java.awt.image.BufferedImage image)

Blur the image using the mean kernel.

Overrides:

filter in class Filter

Parameters:

image - the input image.

Returns:

the output image.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

DOCUMENT ME!

Overrides:

toString in class ConvolutionFilter

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Utility method for the class.

Parameters:

args - the command line arguments