A new method based on MLE-OED is proposed for unsupervised image segmentation of multiple objects which have fuzzy edges. It adjusts the parameters of a mixture of Gaussian distributions via minimizing a new loss func...
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(纸本)076951695X
A new method based on MLE-OED is proposed for unsupervised image segmentation of multiple objects which have fuzzy edges. It adjusts the parameters of a mixture of Gaussian distributions via minimizing a new loss function proposed to implement image segmentation based on the image's local spatial information and global intensity distribution properties. The loss function consists of two terms: a local content fitting term, which optimizes the entropy distribution, and a global statistical fitting term, which maximizes the likelihood of the parameters for the given data. The proposed segmentation method was validated by simulated and real examples. The performance in the experiments is better than those of two popular methods.
The CardEye is an experimental, trinocular, 3D active vision system. Our goal is to create a flexible, precise tool for active vision research. The system uses an agile trinocular vision head that will be mounted on a...
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This paper presents a new, practical approach for 3D reconstruction of the human jaw from a sequence of intra-oral images. This research has an immense value in various dental practices including implants, tooth align...
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Backpropagation training algorithms typically view network weights as a single vector of isotropic parameters to be minimized. In contrast, we present a neural network in which each network weight has its own physical...
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(纸本)0780370449
Backpropagation training algorithms typically view network weights as a single vector of isotropic parameters to be minimized. In contrast, we present a neural network in which each network weight has its own physical meaning and its different role during network training. The network is used to solve four different types of calibration problems found in computervision applications. A network weight may be unlocked, locked or semi-locked during training according to the available information about the problem. Experiments show the network trained with the available backpropagation-based algorithms can provide superior results to some other widely-used calibration techniques.
This paper addresses the problem of calibrating camera lens distortion, which can be significant in medium to wide angle lenses. Our approach is based on the analysis of distorted images of straight lines. We derive n...
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(纸本)0769512720
This paper addresses the problem of calibrating camera lens distortion, which can be significant in medium to wide angle lenses. Our approach is based on the analysis of distorted images of straight lines. We derive new distortion measures that can be optimized using non-linear search techniques to find the best distortion parameters that straighten these lines. Unlike other approaches, we also provide fast, closed-form solutions to the distortion coefficients. Experiments to evaluate the performance of this approach on synthetic and real data are reported.
This paper addresses the problem of calibrating camera lens distortion, which can be significant in medium to wide angle lenses. Our approach is based on the analysis of distorted images of straight lines. We derive a...
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This paper addresses the problem of calibrating camera lens distortion, which can be significant in medium to wide angle lenses. Our approach is based on the analysis of distorted images of straight lines. We derive a new distortion measure that can be optimized using nonlinear search techniques to find the best distortion parameters that straighten these lines. Unlike the other existing approaches, we also show how to use this measure to find fast, closed-form solutions to the distortion coefficients. Some experiments to evaluate the performance of this approach on synthetic and real data are reported.
This paper presents a model-based vision system for dentistry that will assist in diagnosis, treatment planning and surgical simulation. Dentistry requires an accurate 3D representation of the teeth and jaws for diagn...
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This paper presents a model-based vision system for dentistry that will assist in diagnosis, treatment planning and surgical simulation. Dentistry requires an accurate 3D representation of the teeth and jaws for diagnostic and treatment purposes. The proposed integrated computervision system constructs a 3D model of the patient's dental occlusion using an intra-oral video camera. The space carving algorithm is used to reconstruct the shape of the human jaw. This algorithm provides more flexibility and eliminates several constraints imposed by other approaches like stereo. The system performance is investigated, and the results show acceptable reconstruction accuracy.
A new image representation by support vector regression (SVR) is introduced. After a grey level image is approximated as a continuous function using SVR, which maps a 2D pixel coordinate input into a 1D pixel grey lev...
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(纸本)0780370449
A new image representation by support vector regression (SVR) is introduced. After a grey level image is approximated as a continuous function using SVR, which maps a 2D pixel coordinate input into a 1D pixel grey level output, the image can then be expressed in terms of the extracted support vectors and their corresponding Lagrange multipliers. The image is reconstructed by a linear combination of kernels with weights equal to the values of Lagrange multipliers. With support vector representation, we can observed that: 1) it is able to remove noise from image, the denoising effect of SVR representation is implicit during image encoding, and it can be controlled by the SVR training parameters; 2) if a Gaussian RBF kernel is used in SVR representation, Gaussian smoothing can be easily implemented by increasing the variance of kernel during image reconstruction and sharpening can be done by reducing the variance.
The problem of applying genetic algorithm (GA) to solve an optimization problem over an unbounded solution space is addressed. We propose to first transform the possible range of each parameter in the chromosome to a ...
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(纸本)0780370449
The problem of applying genetic algorithm (GA) to solve an optimization problem over an unbounded solution space is addressed. We propose to first transform the possible range of each parameter in the chromosome to a finite range with a nonlinear mapping such that the search on unbounded solution space becomes a search for high precision solution in a finite range. Modifications on the GA have been found necessary after such nonlinear mapping. As a result, a new GA with dynamic mutation range that facilitates coarse-refine search has been developed.
The free-form surface registration problem is important in medical imageprocessing and reconstruction. An accurate, robust and fast solution is, therefore, of great significance. Most existing approaches, like iterat...
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