Edge detection is an image processing technique for finding the boundaries of objects within images. It works by detecting discontinuities in brightness. Edge detection is used for image segmentation and data extraction in areas such as image processing, computer vision, and machine vision.
Common edge detection algorithms include Sobel, Canny, Prewitt, Roberts, and fuzzy logic methods.
Image segmentation using the Sobel method.
Image segmentation using the Canny method.
Image segmentation using a Fuzzy Logic method.
For more details, see Image Processing Toolbox.