Hair Direction Detection^*

Hair direction is an important external feature of hair, and recognising hair direction is a prerequisite for processing hair. In this paper, a new algorithm is proposed and systematically verified experimentally for the problem of recognising hair direction. The main goal of this paper is to develop an algorithm that can identify hair direction in a complex image environment. A curve segment analysis method based on image skeletonisation is adopted, which is based on skeleton extraction, intersection identification, curve segmentation and direction prediction. In addition, this paper combines the technique of non-maximal value suppression and PCA analysis to improve the accuracy and stability of the estimation. In the experimental design, this paper chooses a representative image dataset to verify the effectiveness of this paper's algorithm. The experimental process includes the steps of image preprocessing, skeletonisation processing, intersection detection and merging, and direction prediction. The experimental results show that the method in this paper can accurately and effectively identify the hair direction. The main contribution of this paper is to propose a new hair direction recognition method and experimentally verify its effectiveness and accuracy in complex backgrounds.