Algorithm for Hand writing recognition

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Ambika picture Ambika · Jul 30, 2009 · Viewed 37.5k times · Source

Is there any specific algorithm for handwriting recognition? The algorithm should recognize the hand written letter.

Any one could help would be greatly appreciated in advance.

Thank you

Answer

karim79 picture karim79 · Jul 30, 2009

You can use a genetic algorithm:

http://www.foibg.com/ibs_isc/ibs-02/IBS-02-p03.pdf

You can use Greedy Point Match:

http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~fateman/msw/GreedyPointMatchWriteup.pdf

I would suggest reading this paper:

On-Line and Off-Line Handwriting Recognition: A Comprehensive Survey

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