Improvement and invariance analysis of Zernike moments using as a region-based shape descriptor

An improved Zernike moment using as a region-based shape descriptor is presented. The improved Zernike moment not only has rotation invariance, but also has scale invariance that the unimproved Zernike moment does not have. The experimental results show that the improved Zernike moment has better invariant properties than unimproved Zernike moment using as region-based shape descriptor.