Shape understanding system: 3D interpretation as a part of the visual concept formation

  • Authors:
  • Zbigniew Les;Magdalena Les

  • Affiliations:
  • The Queen Jadwiga Research Institute of Understanding, Toorak, Victoria, Australia;The Queen Jadwiga Research Institute of Understanding, Toorak, Victoria, Australia

  • Venue:
  • Machine Graphics & Vision International Journal
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

This paper presents a new method of interpretation of the 2D visual objects in terms of 3D geometrical or real world objects. The 3D interpretation of the visual objects depends on the class where a given object is assigned. Each class has its own 3D interpretation method. The interpretation methods for selected classes are described and the results of testing of these methods are presented. It is shown that a visual object can be interpreted as a 3D object by assigning it to one of shape classes. The main novelty of the presented method is that the process of interpretation is related to a visual concept represented as a set of symbolic names of the shape classes. The visual concept, which is one of the components of the category of a visual object, makes it possible to represent knowledge about the visual object in the form of a categorical structure. The presented results are part of research aimed at developing a shape understanding method that will be able to perform complex visual tasks connected with visual thinking.