Automatic visual recognition using parallel machines

Author

Yui-Liang Chen, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Document Type

Dissertation

Date of Award

Fall 10-31-1995

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Computing Sciences - (Ph.D.)

Department

Computer and Information Science

First Advisor

Daochuan Hung

Second Advisor

James A. McHugh

Third Advisor

Frank Y. Shih

Fourth Advisor

Andrew Sohn

Fifth Advisor

Nirwan Ansari

Abstract

Invariant features and quick matching algorithms are two major concerns in the area of automatic visual recognition. The former reduces the size of an established model database, and the latter shortens the computation time. This dissertation, will discussed both line invariants under perspective projection and parallel implementation of a dynamic programming technique for shape recognition. The feasibility of using parallel machines can be demonstrated through the dramatically reduced time complexity.

In this dissertation, our algorithms are implemented on the AP1000 MIMD parallel machines. For processing an object with a features, the time complexity of the proposed parallel algorithm is O(n), while that of a uniprocessor is O(n²). The two applications, one for shape matching and the other for chain-code extraction, are used in order to demonstrate the usefulness of our methods.

Invariants from four general lines under perspective projection are also discussed in here. In contrast to the approach which uses the epipolar geometry, we investigate the invariants under isotropy subgroups. Theoretically speaking, two independent invariants can be found for four general lines in 3D space. In practice, we show how to obtain these two invariants from the projective images of four general lines without the need of camera calibration.

A projective invariant recognition system based on a hypothesis-generation-testing scheme is run on the hypercube parallel architecture. Object recognition is achieved by matching the scene projective invariants to the model projective invariants, called transfer. Then a hypothesis-generation-testing scheme is implemented on the hypercube parallel architecture.

Recommended Citation

Chen, Yui-Liang, "Automatic visual recognition using parallel machines" (1995). Dissertations. 1112.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/dissertations/1112