An efficient algorithm using maximum a posteriori-Markov random field (MAP-MRF) based approach for recovering a high-resolution image from multiple sub-pixel shifted low-resolution images is proposed. The algorithm ca...
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An efficient algorithm using maximum a posteriori-Markov random field (MAP-MRF) based approach for recovering a high-resolution image from multiple sub-pixel shifted low-resolution images is proposed. The algorithm can be used for super-resolution of both space-invariant and space-variant blurred images. We prove an important theorem that the posterior is also Markov and derive the exact posterior neighborhood structure in the presence of warping, blurring and down-sampling operations. The posterior being Markov enables us to perform all matrix operations as local image domain operations thereby resulting in a considerable speedup. Experimental results are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of our method
Shape from focus (SFF) method determines the degree of focus in a sequence of observations to estimate the shape of a 3-D object. Existing SFF algorithms use an ad hoc interpolation strategy to account for the error d...
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(纸本)0769525210
Shape from focus (SFF) method determines the degree of focus in a sequence of observations to estimate the shape of a 3-D object. Existing SFF algorithms use an ad hoc interpolation strategy to account for the error due to the finite step-size by which the translational table is moved while capturing the images. We propose an improved SFF method that uses relative defocus blur derived from actual image data to arrive at the final estimates of the shape of the object. A space-variant image restoration scheme is also proposed to obtain a focused image of the 3-D object. The shape estimates as well as the quality of the restored image using the proposed method are superior to that of traditional SFF
One possible solution for pose- and illumination-invariant face recognition is to employ appearance-based approaches, which rely greatly on correct facial textures. However, existing facial texture analysis algorithms...
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(纸本)0769525210
One possible solution for pose- and illumination-invariant face recognition is to employ appearance-based approaches, which rely greatly on correct facial textures. However, existing facial texture analysis algorithms are suboptimal, because they usually neglect specular reflections and require numerous training images for virtual view synthesis. This paper presents a novel texture synthesis approach from a single frontal view for face recognition. Using a generic 3D face shape, facial textures are analyzed with consideration of all of the ambient, diffuse, and specular reflections. Virtual views are synthesized under different poses and illuminations. The proposed approach was evaluated using the CMU-PIE face database. Encouraging results show that the proposed approach improves face recognition performances across pose and illumination variations
Tolerance to pose variations is one of the key remaining problems in face recognition. It is of great interest in airport surveillance systems using mugshot databases to screen travellers' faces. This paper presen...
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(纸本)0769525210
Tolerance to pose variations is one of the key remaining problems in face recognition. It is of great interest in airport surveillance systems using mugshot databases to screen travellers' faces. This paper presents a novel pose-invariant face recognition approach using two orthogonal face images from mugshot databases. Virtual views under different poses are generated in two steps: shape modeling and texture synthesis. In the shape modeling step, a feature-based multilevel quadratic variation minimization approach is applied to generate smooth 3D face shapes. In the texture synthesis step, a non-Lambertian reflectance model is explored to synthesize facial textures taking into account both diffuse and specular reflections. A view-based face recognizer is used to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed pose-invariant face recognition. The experimental results show that the proposed method provides a new solution to the problem of recognizing rotated faces
The minicolumn is generally considered the basic unit of the neocortex in all the mammalian brains. Enlargement of the cortical surface is believed to occur through the addition of minicolumns rather than a single neu...
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The minicolumn is generally considered the basic unit of the neocortex in all the mammalian brains. Enlargement of the cortical surface is believed to occur through the addition of minicolumns rather than a single neuron. This study aims at testing the hypothesis that brain developmental disorders can be diagnosed and analyzed in terms of the minicolumnar disturbance. To do this, we propose to correlate the pathological findings in terms of the minicolumnar structure to the MRI findings in terms of volumetric analysis
In this paper, we apply a multiple regression method based on canonical correlation analysis (CCA) to face data modelling. CCA is a factor analysis method which exploits the correlation between two high dimensional si...
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In this paper, we apply a multiple regression method based on canonical correlation analysis (CCA) to face data modelling. CCA is a factor analysis method which exploits the correlation between two high dimensional signals. We first use CCA to perform 3D face reconstruction and in a separate application we predict near-infrared (NIR) face texture. In both cases, the input data are color (RGB) face images. Experiments show, that due to the correlation between input and output signal, only a small number of canonical factors are needed to describe the functional relation of RGB images to the respective output (NIR images and 3D depth maps) with reasonable accuracy
This paper presents a novel, multiresolution (MR) approach for non-contact passive measurements of the arterial pulse along the arterial tree using thermal imaging of the most accessible regions of human face and neck...
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This paper presents a novel, multiresolution (MR) approach for non-contact passive measurements of the arterial pulse along the arterial tree using thermal imaging of the most accessible regions of human face and neck. The method automatically detects Region/s Of Measurement (ROM) of the arterial pulse using the periodic nature of arterial thermal patterns. This ROM constitutes a skin area where the heat pulsation produced by an artery is most pronounced. The output of the algorithm is a descriptive arterial pulse waveform. To the best of our knowledge, our results are novel and have not been reported before. Some potential applications of this work are in the field of non-contact health state/ physiology monitoring, magnetic resonance imaging, smart rooms, polygraph testing, and intent identification.
In this paper active feature models are proposed. They utilize local texture features and a statistical shape model for the reliable localization of landmarks in images. They are related to active appearance models, b...
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(纸本)0769525210
In this paper active feature models are proposed. They utilize local texture features and a statistical shape model for the reliable localization of landmarks in images. They are related to active appearance models, but instead of modelling the entire texture of an object they represent image texture by means of local descriptors. The approach has advantages with complex image data like anatomical structures that exhibit high texture variation with limited relevance for the recognition of the object location. Experimental results and the comparison to AAMs on different data sets indicate that active feature models can improve search speed and result accuracy, considerably
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