Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns: 8th International Conference, CAIP’99 Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 1–3, 1999 Proceedings

Spectro-Spatial Gradients for Color-Based Object Recognition and Indexing....Pages 1-8
MCEBC — A Blob Coloring Algorithm for Content-Based Image Retrieval System....Pages 9-16
EigenHistograms: Using Low Dimensional Models of Color Distribution for Real Time Object Recognition....Pages 17-24
A Novel Approach to the 2D Analytic Signal....Pages 25-32
Shift Detection by Restoration....Pages 33-40
Edge Preserving Probabilistic Smoothing Algorithm....Pages 41-48
Evaluating the Complexity of Databases for Person Identification and Verification....Pages 49-56
Effcient Shape Retrieval by Parts....Pages 57-64
Curvature Scale Space for Shape Similarity Retrieval under Affine Transforms....Pages 65-72
FORI-CSDR - A New Approach for Context Sensitive Image Data Reduction....Pages 73-80
Image Compression by Approximated 2D Karhunen Loeve Transform....Pages 81-88
A New Watermarking Method Using High Frequency Components to Guide the Insertion Process in the Spatial Domain....Pages 89-97
Adventurous Tourism for Couch Potatoes....Pages 98-107
Linear vs. Quadratic Optimization Algorithms for Bias Correction of Left Ventricle Chamber Boundaries in Low Contrast Projection Ventriculograms Produced from Xray Cardiac Catheterization Procedure....Pages 108-117
Registration and Composition of Stacks of Serial Optical Slices Captured by a Confocal Microscope....Pages 118-125
Tracking Articulators in X-ray Movies of the Vocal Tract....Pages 126-133
Modeling Morphological Changes During Contraction of Muscle Fibres by Active Contours....Pages 134-141
Fuzzy Similarity Relations for Chromosome Classification and Identification....Pages 142-148
Enhanced Neural Networks and Medical Imaging....Pages 149-156
Learning Behavior Using Mult iresolution Recurrent Neural Network....Pages 157-166
Automatic Classification System of Marble Slabs in Production Line According to Texture and Color Using Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 167-174
Polygonal Approximation Using Genetic Algorithms....Pages 175-182
Computation of Symmetry Measures for Polygonal Shapes....Pages 183-190
An Interpolative Scheme for Fractal Image Compression in the Wavelet Domain....Pages 191-200
On Convergence of Discrete and Selective Fractal Operators....Pages 201-208
Optimized Fast Algorithms for the Quaternionic Fourier Transform....Pages 209-216
Image Block Coding Based on New Algorithms of Short-Length DCT with Minimal Multiplicative Complexity....Pages 217-224
Object Recognition with Representations Based on Sparsified Gabor Wavelets Used as Local Line Detectors....Pages 225-233
Effective Implementation of Linear Discriminant Analysis for Face Recognition and Verification....Pages 234-242
A Scale-Space Approach to Face Recognition from Profiles....Pages 243-250
Pattern Recognition Combining De-noising and Linear Discriminant Analysis within a Real World Application....Pages 251-258
Invariant Reference Points Methodology and Applications....Pages 259-266
A New Framework of Invariant Fitting....Pages 267-274
3D Reconstruction of Volume Defects from Few X-Ray Images....Pages 275-284
Geodesic Path Based Interpolation Using Level Sets Propagation....Pages 285-292
Free-Form Surface Description in Multiple Scales: Extension to Incomplete Surfaces....Pages 293-300
Complex Analysis for Reconstruction from Controlled Motion....Pages 301-310
Estimating Consistent Motion from Three Views: An Alternative to Trifocal Analysis....Pages 311-320
Using Rigid Constraints to Analyse Motion Parameters from Two Sets of 3D Corresponding Point Pattern....Pages 321-328
An Automatic Registration Algorithm for Two Overlapping Range Images....Pages 329-338
On Registering Front- and Backviews of Rotationally Symmetric Objects....Pages 339-346
Registration of Range Images Based on Segmented Data....Pages 347-356
Automatic Grid Fitting for Genetic Spot Array Images Containing Guide Spots....Pages 357-366
Matching for Shape Defect Detection....Pages 367-374
A Vision Driven Automatic Assembly Unit....Pages 375-382
Scene Reconstruction from Images....Pages 383-384
NIIRS and Objective Image Quality Measures....Pages 385-394
Pyramidal Seeded Region Growing Algorithm and Its Use in Image Segmentation....Pages 395-402
Multi-image Region Growing for Integrating Disparity Maps....Pages 403-410
Contrast Enhancement of Gray Scale Images Based on the Random Walk Model....Pages 411-418
Skeletonization on Projection Pictures....Pages 419-426
Computing the Intrinsic Camera Parameters Using Pascal\'s Theorem....Pages 427-434
Calibration Update Technique for a Zoom Lens....Pages 435-443
Which Slightly Different View Is the Right One?....Pages 444-453
Convex Layers: A New Tool for Recognition of Projectively Deformed Point Sets....Pages 454-461
Measurement of Ski-Jump Distances by the Use of Fuzzy Pattern Comparator....Pages 462-471
2D Motion Analysis by Fuzzy Pattern Comparator....Pages 472-479
Image Retrieval System Based on Machine Learning and Using Color Features....Pages 480-488
Face Parts Extraction Windows Based on Bilateral Symmetry of Gradient Direction....Pages 489-497
Modelling Needle-Map Consistency with Novel Constraints....Pages 498-507
Improved Orientation Estimation for Texture Planes Using Multiple Vanishing Points....Pages 508-515
Relating Scene Depth to Image Ratios....Pages 516-525
A Modular Vision Guided System for Tracking 3D Objects in Real-Time....Pages 526-533
Real-Time Optical Edge and Corner Tracking at Subpixel Accuracy....Pages 534-541
Three-Dimensional Scene Navigation through Anaglyphic Panorama Visualization....Pages 542-549
Zero Phase Representation of Panoramic Images for Image Based Localization....Pages 550-557
Panoramic Eigenimages for Spatial Localisation....Pages 558-567
Feature Grouping Based on Graphs and Neural Networks....Pages 568-577
Frame-Relative Critical Point Sets in Image Analysis....Pages 578-587
A Fast Raffic Sign Recognition Algorithm for Gray Value Images....Pages 588-595
A Geometric Approach to Light field Calibration....Pages 596-603
Coding of Dynamic Texture on 3D Scenes....Pages 604-613
Image Stitching — Comparisons and New Techniques....Pages 615-622
Procrustes Alignment with the EM Algorithm....Pages 623-631
Structural Constraints for Pose Clustering....Pages 632-640
Subpixel Stereo Matching by Robust Estimation of Local Distortion Using Gabor Filters....Pages 641-648