Research Article

OTTOMAN CHARACTER RECOGNITION ON PRINTED DOCUMENTS USING DEEP LEARNING

Volume: 12 Number: 2 June 30, 2024
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OTTOMAN CHARACTER RECOGNITION ON PRINTED DOCUMENTS USING DEEP LEARNING

Abstract

In this study, a deep learning-based method is developed for character detection and recognition in printed Ottoman documents. The character detection and recognition problem are considered as an object detection problem and for this purpose, an Ottoman character recognition model is developed based on the YOLO model, which is one of the most successful methods in object detection. In addition, in this study, a dataset consisting of Ottoman document images is created in which each character in the document images is marked. Data augmentation techniques are applied to improve the accuracy of character recognition and the robustness of the method. The Ottoman character recognition network was then trained using this dataset. The trained network model was tested with the test images in the dataset. The performance evaluation of the model was performed by calculating the average precision metric, which is frequently used in the literature. The average precision value was calculated for 34 character classes in the dataset and the results were interpreted in terms of the pros and cons of the method. The results show that the proposed method can detect and recognize characters in printed Ottoman documents with great accuracy, with a weighted average precision of 98.71%.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Computer Software, Software Engineering (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2024

Submission Date

October 31, 2023

Acceptance Date

June 5, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 12 Number: 2

APA
Demir, A. A., & Ozkaya, U. (2024). OTTOMAN CHARACTER RECOGNITION ON PRINTED DOCUMENTS USING DEEP LEARNING. Mühendislik Bilimleri Ve Tasarım Dergisi, 12(2), 392-402. https://doi.org/10.21923/jesd.1383926
AMA
1.Demir AA, Ozkaya U. OTTOMAN CHARACTER RECOGNITION ON PRINTED DOCUMENTS USING DEEP LEARNING. JESD. 2024;12(2):392-402. doi:10.21923/jesd.1383926
Chicago
Demir, Ali Alper, and Ufuk Ozkaya. 2024. “OTTOMAN CHARACTER RECOGNITION ON PRINTED DOCUMENTS USING DEEP LEARNING”. Mühendislik Bilimleri Ve Tasarım Dergisi 12 (2): 392-402. https://doi.org/10.21923/jesd.1383926.
EndNote
Demir AA, Ozkaya U (June 1, 2024) OTTOMAN CHARACTER RECOGNITION ON PRINTED DOCUMENTS USING DEEP LEARNING. Mühendislik Bilimleri ve Tasarım Dergisi 12 2 392–402.
IEEE
[1]A. A. Demir and U. Ozkaya, “OTTOMAN CHARACTER RECOGNITION ON PRINTED DOCUMENTS USING DEEP LEARNING”, JESD, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 392–402, June 2024, doi: 10.21923/jesd.1383926.
ISNAD
Demir, Ali Alper - Ozkaya, Ufuk. “OTTOMAN CHARACTER RECOGNITION ON PRINTED DOCUMENTS USING DEEP LEARNING”. Mühendislik Bilimleri ve Tasarım Dergisi 12/2 (June 1, 2024): 392-402. https://doi.org/10.21923/jesd.1383926.
JAMA
1.Demir AA, Ozkaya U. OTTOMAN CHARACTER RECOGNITION ON PRINTED DOCUMENTS USING DEEP LEARNING. JESD. 2024;12:392–402.
MLA
Demir, Ali Alper, and Ufuk Ozkaya. “OTTOMAN CHARACTER RECOGNITION ON PRINTED DOCUMENTS USING DEEP LEARNING”. Mühendislik Bilimleri Ve Tasarım Dergisi, vol. 12, no. 2, June 2024, pp. 392-0, doi:10.21923/jesd.1383926.
Vancouver
1.Ali Alper Demir, Ufuk Ozkaya. OTTOMAN CHARACTER RECOGNITION ON PRINTED DOCUMENTS USING DEEP LEARNING. JESD. 2024 Jun. 1;12(2):392-40. doi:10.21923/jesd.1383926

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