An approach to active vision based on information theory and statistical mechanics is presented. Density of entropy production measured along a spatio-chromatic diffusion of a colour image is used to build a conspicui...
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An approach to active vision based on information theory and statistical mechanics is presented. Density of entropy production measured along a spatio-chromatic diffusion of a colour image is used to build a conspicuity map of the image. the map is successively given as input to a dynamic neural network in order to drive a focus-of-attention scanpath.
We propose a method of image segmentation using a Gaussian mixture model of the colour image histogram. the model construction is based on the model validation philosophy of architecture selection (Kittler et al., 200...
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We propose a method of image segmentation using a Gaussian mixture model of the colour image histogram. the model construction is based on the model validation philosophy of architecture selection (Kittler et al., 2001). In contrast withthe k-means clustering approach, the number of segments in the proposed scheme is determined completely automatically. We show that the modelling method can be strengthened by incorporating spatial contextual information. the proposed approach speeds up the modelling process by a factor of three. the advocated methodology is successfully applied to the problem of lip pixel segmentation in face images.
Motion description is an example of high-level video processing. It is attracting increasing interest in the computervision community, due to its wide spectrum of applications. In such applications as multimedia data...
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(纸本)076951183X
Motion description is an example of high-level video processing. It is attracting increasing interest in the computervision community, due to its wide spectrum of applications. In such applications as multimedia database systems, motion descriptors act as a high-level query tool. We propose a periodic motion detection and description algorithm. We demonstrate that the descriptor extracted by the algorithm can characterise the human running behaviour. It can also serve as a basis for the classification of the human running activity. Experimental results based on Barcelona Olympic Games image sequences show the benefits of the proposed algorithm.
this paper describes a fast algorithm to compute local axial moments used for the detection of objects of interest in images. the basic idea is grounded on the elimination of redundant operations while computing axial...
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this paper describes a fast algorithm to compute local axial moments used for the detection of objects of interest in images. the basic idea is grounded on the elimination of redundant operations while computing axial moments for two neighboring angles of orientation. the main result is that the complexity of recursive computation of axial moments becomes independent of the total number of computed moments in a given point, i.e. it is of the order O(N) where N is the data size. this result is of great importance in computervision since many feature extraction methods are based on the computation of axial moments. the experimental results confirm the time complexity and accuracy predicted by the theoretical analysis.
We propose a method for measuring the similarity between grey level images. the method is able to match images successfully even in the presence of small geometric deformations, illumination changes, and severe occlus...
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We propose a method for measuring the similarity between grey level images. the method is able to match images successfully even in the presence of small geometric deformations, illumination changes, and severe occlusions. It fits naturally an implementation based on a comparison of data structures which requires no numerical computations. the range of its applications is vast, and in particular it is a useful tool for object detection and iconic search. We present very good results on real images with and without occlusions, and a qualitative comparative study with a well-known correlation method.
In computervision, two-dimensional shape classification is a complex and well-studied topic, often basic for three-dimensional object recognition. Object contours are a widely chosen feature for representing objects,...
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In computervision, two-dimensional shape classification is a complex and well-studied topic, often basic for three-dimensional object recognition. Object contours are a widely chosen feature for representing objects, useful in many respects for classification problems. We address the use of hidden Markov models (HMM) for shape analysis, based on chain code representation of object contours. HMM represent a widespread approach to the modeling of sequences, and are largely used for many applications, but unfortunately are poorly considered in the literature concerning shape analysis, and in any case, without reference to noise or occlusion sensitivity. the HMM approach to shape modeling is tested, probing good invariance of this method in terms of noise, occlusions, and object scaling.
the paper reports a correlation-based method for the detection of circular objects which is capable of overcoming well-known problems arising by the use of gradient-based voting schemes. Specifically, the method is: (...
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the paper reports a correlation-based method for the detection of circular objects which is capable of overcoming well-known problems arising by the use of gradient-based voting schemes. Specifically, the method is: (a) capable of detecting circular objects on the basis of both magnitude and direction of the image gradient; and (b) of dealing withthree-dimensional spherical objects by considering shadows depending on the direction of light. Experimental results about the accuracy of the method and comparisons withthe Hough transform and the Hausdorff matching are reported.
this paper presents an iterative maximum likelihood framework for motion segmentation. Our representation of the segmentation problem is based on a similarity matrix for the motion vectors for pairs of pixel blocks. B...
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(纸本)076951183X
this paper presents an iterative maximum likelihood framework for motion segmentation. Our representation of the segmentation problem is based on a similarity matrix for the motion vectors for pairs of pixel blocks. By applying eigendecomposition to the similarity matrix, we develop a maximum likelihood method for grouping the pixel blocks into objects which share a common motion vector. We experiment withthe resulting clustering method on a number of real-world motion sequences. Here ground truth data indicates that the method can result in motion classification errors as low as 3%.
A method for approximating range images by integrating triangular meshes and curvature information is presented. First, an adaptive filtering technique is applied to the original range image based on estimations of th...
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A method for approximating range images by integrating triangular meshes and curvature information is presented. First, an adaptive filtering technique is applied to the original range image based on estimations of the surface curvature. this produces a collection of 3D points, which are triangulated in order to produce an initial mesh. the mesh is then refined through an efficient Delaunay triangulation algorithm. A new local error measure is used to select points to be inserted into the triangulation. Points tend to scatter in planar areas and to concentrate in high variation areas. the method allows representations to be retrieved at variables levels of accuracy, providing a natural way of multiresolution modeling. Some experimental results are presented to show that the proposed technique is effective to represent range images.
An intermediate representation suitable for the 2D recognition of 3D objects, from a single intensity image is proposed. Determination of the intermediate representation from CAD models and from intensity images is pr...
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An intermediate representation suitable for the 2D recognition of 3D objects, from a single intensity image is proposed. Determination of the intermediate representation from CAD models and from intensity images is presented. this representation uses as primitives line segments and ellipsoidal arcs. A complete technique for fitting contour lines withthese primitives has been developed. the method has been proved very accurate and robust to noise, thus it is suited for a variety of applications such as matching and recognition of objects in real-life images.
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