Picture Engineering : Springer : 9783642878695 : 3642878695 : 21 May 2012 : This book seeks to elucidate picture engineering as a new discipline for hand­ ling the entire scope of picture processing in a systematic manner. Picture engineering as a discipline has three aspects, the first of which is methodo­ logical, technical, and architectural. The second consists of pattern ana­ lysis and recognition of pictorial input, picture database management, inclu­ ding picture data structure and data representation for picture storage and transformation, and computer graphics for picture output and display. Ver­ satile applications such as computer-aided design, manufacturing and testing (CAD/CAM/CAT), office automation (GA), robotics, and fancy computer arts com­ prise the third aspect. This book covers all three aspects in original papers by leading experts in the discipline. The book is divided into six parts. Part I covers the central topic of pictorial database management in three papers