Model Selection for Two View Geometry: A Review

  • Authors:
  • Philip H. S. Torr

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • Shape, Contour and Grouping in Computer Vision
  • Year:
  • 1999

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Abstract

Computer vision often involves the estimation of models of the world from visual input. Sometimes it is possible to fit several different models or hypotheses to a set of data, the choice of exactly which model is usually left to the vision practitioner. This paper explores ways of automating the model selection process, with specific emphasis on the least squares problem, and the handling of implicit or nuisance parameters (which in this case equate to 3D structure). The statistical literature is reviewed and it will become apparent that although no one method has yet been developed that will be generally useful for all computer vision problems, there do exist some useful partial solutions. This paper is intended as a pragmatic beginner's guide to model selection, highlighting the pertinent problems and illustrating them using two view geometry determination.