Visual Motion of Curves and Surfaces

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-521-11818-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 196 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 349 g

Computer vision aims to detect and reconstruct features of surfaces from the images produced by cameras, in some way mimicking the way in which humans reconstruct features of the world around them by using their eyes. In this book the authors describe research in computer vision aimed at recovering the 3D shape of surfaces from image sequences of their 'outlines'. They provide all the necessary background in differential geometry (assuming knowledge of elementary algebra and calculus) and in the analysis of visual motion, emphasising intuitive visual understanding of the geometric techniques with computer-generated illustrations. They also give a thorough introduction to the mathematical techniques and the details of the implementations and apply the methods to data from real images using the most current techniques.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cipolla, Roberto

Giblin, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Geometrie Algebraische Geometrie
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz Computer Vision

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Differential geometry of curves and surfaces; 3. Views of curves and surfaces; 4. Dynamic analysis of apparent contours; 5. Reconstruction of surfaces from a family of views; 6. Recovery of viewer motion from apparent contours; Bibliography; Index.