Initialization of hidden Markov models for unconstrained on-line handwriting recognition

作者: K. Nathan , A. Senior , J. Subrahmonia

DOI: 10.1109/ICASSP.1996.550783

关键词: Pattern recognitionLine (geometry)Estimation theoryCovariance matrixProbability distributionHandwriting recognitionArtificial intelligenceMarkov modelComputer scienceHidden Markov modelInitialization

摘要: In a hidden Markov model system, the initialization of parameters is critical to performance after retraining. This paper proposes number new approaches problem initialization, and demonstrates that method smooth alignment results in best performance.

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