Automatic vergence control based on hierarchical segmentation of stereo pairs

International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 224-233

  Marfil, R ^a   Urdiales, C ^a   Rodriguez J A ^a   Sandoval, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active binocular systems; Depth perception; Hierarchical segmentation; Vergence control

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BINOCULAR VISION; COMPUTER VISION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; FOCUSING; VIDEO CAMERAS;

ACTIVE BINOCULAR SYSTEMS; AUTOMATIC VERGENCE CONTROL; HIERARCHICAL SEGMENTATION; STEREO PAIRS;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 0345829144     PISSN: 08999457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ima.10058     Document Type: Article

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