Project Idea | Cat vs Dog Image Classifier using CNN implemented using Keras

Difficulty Level : Basic
Last Updated : 09 Aug, 2018

Project Title: Cat vs Dog Image Classifier

Intoduction:

This project aims to classify the input image as either a dog or a cat image. The image input which you give to the system will be analyzed and the predicted result will be given as output. Machine learning algorithm [Convolutional Neural Networks] is used to classify the image.
The model thus implemented can be extended to a mobile device or any website as per the developer’s need.

You can get the complete code for the project here .

Conceptual Framework:
The project is entirely implemented using Python3. The Conceptual Framework involved is mainly:

Keras – Tensorflow backend

OpenCV – Used to handle image operations

To understand the flow of work, please see the attached image below or click here .

Method:

Step 1 : Getting the Dataset

The dataset is available here .

Step 2: Installing Required Packages [Python 3.6]

1. OpenCV —> ‘3.4.0’ [ Used to handle image operations like reading the image, resizing, reshaping]
2. numpy —> ‘1.14.4’ [ Image that is read will be stored in an numpy array ]
3. TensorFlow —> ‘1.8.0’ [ Tensorflow is the backend for Keras ]
4. Keras —> ‘2.1.6’ [ Keras is used to implement the CNN ]

Step 3: How the Model Works ??

The dataset contains a lot of images of cats and dogs. Our aim is to make the model learn the distinguishing features between the cat and dog. Once the model has learned, i.e once the model got trained, it will be able to classify the input image as either cat or a dog.

Features Provided:

Own image can be tested to verify the accuracy of the model

This code can directly be integrated with your current project or can be extended as a mobile application or a site.

To extend the project to classify different entities, all you need to do is find the suitable dataset, change the dataset accordingly and train the model

Diagram/Output :

Data structures and Algorithms used in project

Numpy Array: This most powerful and widely used data structure of python is used to store the pixel value of images.

Tools Used:

Python Intrepreter

Anaconda Prompt

Spyder

Github Link: https://github.com/Yatheen07/cat-dog-image-classifier
Applications:
This project gives a general idea of how image classification can be done efficiently. The scope of the project can be extended to the various industries where there is a huge scope for automation, by just altering the dataset which is relevant to the problem.

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