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Raspberry Pi 3 Cookbook for Python Programmers - Third Edition

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Published in Apr 2018

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ISBN-13 9781788629874

Pages 552 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

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Single Board Computers

Authors (2):

Steven Lawrence Fernandes

Tim Cox

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Dedication

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Contributors

Preface

1. Getting Started with a Raspberry Pi 3 Computer

2. Dividing Text Data and Building Text Classifiers

3. Using Python for Automation and Productivity

4. Predicting Sentiments in Words

5. Creating Games and Graphics

6. Detecting Edges and Contours in Images

7. Creating 3D Graphics

8. Building Face Detector and Face Recognition Applications

9. Using Python to Drive Hardware

10. Sensing and Displaying Real-World Data

11. Building Neural Network Modules for Optical Character Recognition

12. Building Robots

13. Interfacing with Technology

14. Can I Recommend a Movie for You?

1. Hardware and Software List

2. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Index

Chapter 11. Building Neural Network Modules for Optical Character Recognition

This chapter presents the following recipes:

Using the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system
Visualizing optical characters using the software
Building an optical character recognizer using neural networks
Application of the OCR system

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Authors (2)

Steven Lawrence Fernandes

Dr. Steven Lawrence Fernandes holds a bachelor's degree in electronics and communication engineering, a master's degree in microelectronics, and a Ph.D. in computer vision and machine learning. His Ph.D work "Match composite sketch with drone images" has received patent notification (Patent Application Number: 2983/CHE/2015). has post the doctoral research experience working in deep learning at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. He received the prestigious US award from the Society for Design and Process Science for his outstanding service contributions in 2017 and Young Scientist Award by Vision Group on Science and Technology in 2014. He has also received a research grant from the Institution of Engineers.

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Tim Cox

Tim Cox works as a software engineer and is passionate about programming. He holds a bachelor's degree in electronics and electrical engineering and has a rich career in developing embedded software for a range of industries. To support the vision behind the Raspberry Pi and to encourage a new generation of engineers, Tim co-founded the MagPi magazine (the official magazine for the Raspberry Pi). He also produces electronic kits through his site PiHardware.

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