Support vector machines (SVM) are state-of-the-art learning machines and have found a great deal of success in a wide range of applications. In the framework of SVM, each sample belongs to either one class or the othe...
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Support vector machines (SVM) are state-of-the-art learning machines and have found a great deal of success in a wide range of applications. In the framework of SVM, each sample belongs to either one class or the other. This requirement, however, makes it difficult to apply SVM to the applications where the data exhibit partial or unclear class memberships. To address this problem, this paper reformulates the standard SVM to be a new learning machine that is capable of dealing with binary (or hard) as well as real-valued (or soft) class memberships. The new machine, which is named soft SVM (S-SVM), has been integrated into a classification-based video object extraction approach, and the experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the new approach.
An image enhancement algorithm based on illuminance-reflectance model is proposed for improving the visual quality of digital images captured under insufficient and/or non-uniform lighting conditions. The paper presen...
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An image enhancement algorithm based on illuminance-reflectance model is proposed for improving the visual quality of digital images captured under insufficient and/or non-uniform lighting conditions. The paper presents computational methods for estimation of scene illuminance and reflectance, adaptive dynamic range compression of illuminance, and adaptive enhancement for mid-tone frequency components. The images are processed in a similar way as human eyes sensing a scene. The algorithm demonstrates high quality of enhanced images, robust performance and fast processing speed. Compared with Retinex and multi-scale retinex with color restoration (MSRCR), the proposed method shows a better balance between luminance enhancement and contrast enhancement as well as a more consistent and reliable color rendition without introducing incorrect colors. This is an effective technique for image enhancement with simple computational procedures, which makes real-time application successfully realized. The application of this image enhancement technique to the FRGC images yields improved face recognition results.
The independent component analysis (ICA) has been a well studied subject in recent years. Its implementation may employ neural networks or other techniques with the objective of deriving component signals or images th...
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The independent component analysis (ICA) has been a well studied subject in recent years. Its implementation may employ neural networks or other techniques with the objective of deriving component signals or images that are as independent as possible. ICA has been used in remotesensing, medical signal analysis, speech and seismic signal processing, wireless communications, nondestructive testing, and other areas. All of such applications involve knowledge intensive systems that employ a large amount of data. ICA may be considered as a mechanism for knowledge decomposition and integration, as well as multiresolution representation and generalization.
3D face recognition has lately been attracting ever increasing attention. In this paper we review the full spectrum of 3D face processing technology, from sensing to recognition. The review covers 3D face modelling, 3...
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3D face recognition has lately been attracting ever increasing attention. In this paper we review the full spectrum of 3D face processing technology, from sensing to recognition. The review covers 3D face modelling, 3D to 3D and 3D to 2D registration, 3D based recognition and 3D assisted 2D based recognition. The fusion of 2D and 3D modalities is also addressed. The paper complements other reviews in the face biometrics area by focusing on the sensor technology, and by detailing the efforts in 3D face modelling and 3D assisted 2D face matching.
One of the most interesting aspects of the world is that it can be considered made up of patterns. In the most patternrecognition problem pattern have a dynamic nature and non-adaptive algorithms (instruction sets) w...
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One of the most interesting aspects of the world is that it can be considered made up of patterns. In the most patternrecognition problem pattern have a dynamic nature and non-adaptive algorithms (instruction sets) will fail to give a realistic solution to model them. In these cases, adaptive algorithms are used and among them, neural networks have the greatest hit. For example, the defense applications very frequently need to record, detect, identify and classify images of objects or signals coming from various directions and from various sources - static or dynamic. There are many applications in remotesensing where study of dynamic data is needed such as deforestation, effects of natural and man made disasters, migration in the paths of rivers due to the dynamic nature of Earth's plates. Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) can play a role in modeling such applications because of their capability to model nonlinear processes and to identify unknown patterns and images based on their learning model, or to forecast certain outcomes by extrapolation. In this study we present results on classifying the images using SOFM classification and detect temporal changes in patterns.
The spectral radiance measured by an airborne sensor is dependent on the spectral reflectance of the ground material, the orientation of the material surface, and the atmospheric and illumination conditions. We presen...
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The spectral radiance measured by an airborne sensor is dependent on the spectral reflectance of the ground material, the orientation of the material surface, and the atmospheric and illumination conditions. We present a nonlinear algorithm for estimating surface spectral reflectance of a surface on the ground from the spectral radiance measured by an airborne sensor. The nonlinear separation algorithm uses a low-dimensional subspace model for the reflectance spectra. The algorithm also considers the inter-dependence of the path radiance and illumination spectra by using a coupled subspace model. We have applied the algorithm to a large set of 0.4-1.74 micron sensor radiance spectra. We have examined the use of the recovered reflectance vectors for material identification over a database of materials from the US geological Survey (USGS) library. We also extend the nonlinear algorithm to estimate the reflectance spectra of materials having varying orientations. We have applied the algorithm to 0.42-1.74 micron sensor radiance spectra in digital imaging and remotesensingimage generation (DIRSIG) model scenes that contain 3D objects.
In this paper, we have investigated an approach based on support vector machines (SVMs) and wavelet transform (WT) for texture analysis. Texture analysis plays an important role in many tasks, ranging from remote sens...
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In this paper, we have investigated an approach based on support vector machines (SVMs) and wavelet transform (WT) for texture analysis. Texture analysis plays an important role in many tasks, ranging from remotesensing to medical imaging and query by content in large image databases. The main difficulty of texture analysis in the past was the lack of adequate tools to characterize different scales of texture effectively. The development in multi-resolution analysis such as wavelet transform has helped overcome this difficulty. It was found that the results using the combination of wavelet statistical and wavelet co-occurrence features generated from discrete wavelet transform for texture classification are promising. In recent years, support vector machines (SVM) have demonstrated excellent performance in a variety of patternrecognition problems. By applying SVM in tandem with the discrete wavelet transform for texture classification, it has produced more accurate classification results based on the Brodatz texture database
In a broad area of industry such as remotesensing and medical diagnosing, imaging enhancement technology takes a leading role, where energy distribution of the light source depends not only on image coordinate but al...
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In a broad area of industry such as remotesensing and medical diagnosing, imaging enhancement technology takes a leading role, where energy distribution of the light source depends not only on image coordinate but also on wavelength. Both infrared (IR) and near-infrared (NIR) imaging techniques have a variety of applications in these fields. For instance, satellite images are taken via IR or NIR spectrometer and laser Doppler medical scanning is collaborated with NIR spectrometer. Matrix functions of any image correspond to brightness or energy at each image pixel. The actual decision making must rely on detailed investigation of images being obtained. Therefore, imageprocessing should be taken into account so as to enhance the results from real world. Segmentation is an image analysis approach to clarify feature ambiguity and information noise, which divides an image into separate parts that correlate with the objects or areas of the particular object involved. This procedure can be conducted by clustering, which is a process of partitioning a set of pattern vectors into subsets. Being a simple unsupervised learning algorithm, k-means clustering algorithm has the potential to both simplify the computation and accelerate the convergence. In most cases optimization is closely related to clustering, which gives rise to the best way of problem solving. In this article, optimal approach is proposed to be implemented along with image segmentation. This methodology is to enhance both large scale and small scale IR and NIR imageprocessing
The vast majority of the published skew estimation methods for scanned document images are for textual documents. These methods are based on the principle that the skew angles can be derived from the presence of the o...
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The vast majority of the published skew estimation methods for scanned document images are for textual documents. These methods are based on the principle that the skew angles can be derived from the presence of the obvious text lines. The non-textual objects, such as line drawings, photographic inserts, scan artifacts including the dark bars around the borders and the center spine of bounded materials, and media contaminations are considered as "noises", thus are subject to elimination. Skew estimators that work in the presence of excessive noises are considered robust. This paper presents a skew estimation method that is based on the straight lines or edges. It uses the Muff Transform with a probe-line mapping scheme for feature identification. Various strategies for optimized line probing are devised. This method is applicable to both textual and graphical documents scanned with ordinary scanners or copiers under normal conditions. Selected images from the University of Washington English document image database I (UWDB-I) are used for its usability evaluation.
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