Training Space Truncation in Vision-Based Recognition

  • Authors:
  • René Dencker Eriksen;Ivar Balslev

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • IWVF-4 Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Visual Form
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

We report on a method for achieving a significant truncation of the training space necessary for recognizing rigid 3D objects from perspective images. Considering objects lying on a table, the configuration space of continuous coordinates is three-dimensional. In addition the objects have a few distinct support modes. We show that recognition using a stationary camera can be carried out by training each object class and support mode in a two-dimensional configuration space. We have developed a transformation used during recognition for projecting the image information into the truncated configuration space of the training. The new concept gives full flexibility concerning the position of the camera since perspective effects are treated exactly. The concept has been tested using 2D object silhouettes as image property and central moments as image descriptors. High recognition speed and robust performance are obtained.