Using fuzzy hybrid features to classify strokes in interactive sketches

A novel method is presented based on fuzzy hybrid-based features to classify strokes into 2D line drawings, and a human computer interactive system is developed for assisting designers in conceptual design stage. Fuzzy classifiers are built based on some geometric features and speed features. The prototype system can support rapid classification based on fuzzy classifiers, and the classified stroke is then fitted with a 2D geometry primitive which could be a line segment, polyline, circle, circular arc, ellipse, elliptical arc, hyperbola, and parabola. The human computer interaction can determine the ambiguous results and then revise the misrecognitions. The test results showed that the proposed method can support online freehand sketching based on conceptual design with no limitation on drawing sequence and direction while achieving a satisfactory interpretation rate.