• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 40, Issue 14, 1410001 (2020)
Deng Pan1、2, Yanli Li1, Dong Gao1、2、*, and Jianhua Zheng1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101407, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS202040.1410001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Deng Pan, Yanli Li, Dong Gao, Jianhua Zheng. Center Extraction Method of Multiple and Overlapping Faculae Based on Ellipse Fitting[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(14): 1410001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Flow chart of multiple facula/overlapping facula center extraction algorithm
    Fig. 1. Flow chart of multiple facula/overlapping facula center extraction algorithm
    Input image
    Fig. 2. Input image
    Binary graph after preprocessing
    Fig. 3. Binary graph after preprocessing
    Connected domain diagram
    Fig. 4. Connected domain diagram
    Image after edge extraction
    Fig. 5. Image after edge extraction
    Shape factor varying with oblateness and degree of overlap. (a) Shape factor varying with oblateness; (b) shape factor varying with degree of overlap
    Fig. 6. Shape factor varying with oblateness and degree of overlap. (a) Shape factor varying with oblateness; (b) shape factor varying with degree of overlap
    Overlapping facula segmentation
    Fig. 7. Overlapping facula segmentation
    Spot center extraction results
    Fig. 8. Spot center extraction results
    Real solar faculae. (a) Image of real solar faculae; (b) cross section of gray value distribution of single solar facula
    Fig. 9. Real solar faculae. (a) Image of real solar faculae; (b) cross section of gray value distribution of single solar facula
    Local images obtained by some experiments. (a) Circle faculae obtained by experiment on degree of overlap; (b) ellipse faculae obtained by experiment on degree of overlap; (c) ellipse faculae obtained by experiment on overlapping angle
    Fig. 10. Local images obtained by some experiments. (a) Circle faculae obtained by experiment on degree of overlap; (b) ellipse faculae obtained by experiment on degree of overlap; (c) ellipse faculae obtained by experiment on overlapping angle
    Facula typeθe /(°)Average position error /pixel
    No overlap0<Roverlap≤0.250.25<Roverlap≤0.5
    Circular facula0.01890.11850.1849
    Oval facula (Roblateness=0.25)00.03080.11360.1979
    300.26810.2709
    600.23830.3642
    900.20350.2256
    Oval facula (Roblateness=0.5)00.00910.15540.2350
    300.27390.4522
    600.19700.3399
    900.22630.3407
    Table 1. Average position errors
    ConditionAbscissaOrdinate
    No overlap0.054450.07520
    0<Roverlap≤0.250.169250.43895
    0.25<Roverlap≤0.50.327600.43820
    Table 2. Average standard deviationpixel
    Deng Pan, Yanli Li, Dong Gao, Jianhua Zheng. Center Extraction Method of Multiple and Overlapping Faculae Based on Ellipse Fitting[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(14): 1410001
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