In this work a new multiresolution method to detect and classify edges appearing in images has been proposed. The edge
detection and classification schema is based on the analysis of the data obtained by a multiresolution image analysis
using Mallat and Zhong's wavelet. Multiresolution analysis allows to detect edges of different relevance at different
scales, as well as to obtain other important aspects of the detected edge. The Discrete Wavelet Transform proposed by
Mallat and Zhong has been used for detection and classification purposes. The classification schema developed is based
on a simple polynomial-fitting algorithm. Analyzing properties of the fitted polynomial we are able to classify several
edge types. The robustness of the proposed method has been tested with different geometrical contour types appeared in
the literature. A real edge type has also been introduced: the 'noise', that allow us to implement a novel noise-filtering
algorithm simply by eliminating the points belonging to this class. The proposed classification schema could be
generalized to real edge types: shadows, corners, etc.
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