Model Expression

Segment objects from measurements using expressions and models.

Parameters

Expression

Write the expression for the segmentation, examples can be found below. The following comparators can be used for the expression:

Operators than can be used expressions include the data operators wNNN and bMMM for referring to wavelength bands, the range operator : used for averaging data, standard arithmetic (+,-,/,* …) and comparison operators (=,>,< …) as well as some mathematical functions (…) and constants ().

Breeze does not validate the provided expression until you click Apply changes to apply it to some data.

Data Operator

Description

wNNN

Wavelength lookup operator that finds the wavelength band closest to the provided number NNN. This means NNN need not match exactly to find data.

A setting controls how far off a wavelength is allowed to be to be considered a match. If there isn’t matching data an error is displayed when applying the workflow to data. Learn more in Wavelength matching.

Example of this syntax: w700 or w1714.

bMMM

Band index operator. MMM represent the one-based index of a wavelength band. For example b1 is the first band, and b20 is the twentieth.

If the index MMM does not exist, Breeze displays an error message.

:

Average range operator that returns the average value for a range of wavelength bands.

For example: w1200:w1500 yields average value of all data points between wavelength 1200 nm and 1500 nm. b1:b2 yields average values of the first two bands.

Expand to see all available operators

Arithmetic Operator	Description
`-`	Subtract
`+`	Add
`/`	Divide
`*`	Multiply
`%`	Modulo
`^`	Raised to a power

Comparison Operator	Description
`=`	Equal to
`\|` `OR`	TRUE if any of the conditions separated by OR is TRUE
`&` `AND`	TRUE if all the conditions separated by AND is TRUE
`!=` `<>`	Not equal to
`<`	Less than
`<=`	Less than or equal to
`>`	Greater than
`>=`	Greater than or equal to

Function operator	Description
`SQRT(N)`
`SIN(N)`
`COS(N)`
`EXP(N)`
`LOG(N)`
`LOG10(N)`
`AVG(N)`
`ROUND(N)`

Constants	Description
`TRUE`	Always evaluates to TRUE
`FALSE`	Always evaluates to FALSE
`INF`	token value
`PI`	approximated to

Model

Select model to apply to the expression.

Min area

The minimum number of pixels for an object to be included.

Max area

The maximum number of pixels for an object to be included.

If 0 no maximum area is defined.

Object filter

Use an expression to further exclude unwanted objects based on shape.

Properties that can be used for the Expression:

Area
Length
Width
Circumference
Regularity
Roundness
Angle
D1
D2
X
Y
MaxBorderDistance
BoundingBoxArea

For details on each available property see: Object properties Details

Shrink

Takes away numbers of pixels at the borders of the objects included in images.

Link

Only visible when applicable

Link output objects from two or more segmentations to top segmentation. Descriptors can then be added to the common object output and will be calculated for objects from all segmentations.

Descriptors after object will be calculated for all three segmentations (Sample1, Sample2 and Sample3)

The segmentations must be at same level to be available for linking.

Examples

Using class

Segment object classified to sample class. Expression: class = sample

Using negative

Segment object not classified. Expression: class != none

Band index comparison

Indexing with 1 based index in band list. Expression (B10 > 1.5 or B15 < 2) and B20 <=1.2)

Band names can also be used instead of band numbers in the example the band names are HE and LE. HE > 20 and LE <40

HE and LE are only applicable to X-Ray detectors e.g., Detection Technology camera

Wavelength number

Using wavelength number. Expression: (W980 > 1.5 or W1024 < 2) & W1200 <= 1.2