Title:

An integrated approach to stereo matching, surface reconstruction and depth segmentation using consistent smoothness assumptions

Author(s):

Chen, Liang-Hua
Boult, Terrance E.

Date:

1988

Type:

Technical reports

Department:

Computer Science

Permanent URL:

http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:11939

Series:

Columbia University Computer Science Technical Reports

Part Number:

CUCS-320-88

Publisher:

Department of Computer Science, Columbia University

Publisher Location:

New York

Abstract:

This paper presents a new algorithm for stereo matching which makes use of simultaneous matching, surface reconstruction, and segmentation of world surfaces. By integrating these three phases, which are traditionally temporally separated, the algorithm can make use of the current surface information to help disambiguate the potential matches. After discussing the required mathematical background, the paper describes the integrated process of matching, reconstruction and segmentation. Unlike past attempts at integrating these processes, the presented algorithm uses a single smoothness criterion for both matching, reconstruction and segmentation. The segmentation part of the process is based on estimates of surface bending energy, and is significantly different from previous segmentation algorithms. Examples are presented showing results on both synthetic images and camera acquired images. The camera-based examples include both a traditional type scene with two objects, and a scene with transparent objects.

Subject(s):

Computer science

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