Object recognition using a generalized robust invariant feature and Gestalt's law of proximity and similarity

Pattern Recognition

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 726-741

  Kim, Sungho ^a   Yoon, Kuk Jin ^a   Kweon, In So ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Background clutter; Complementary feature; Contextual voting; Gestalt law; Interior context

Indexed keywords

EDGE DETECTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE CODING; IMAGE SENSORS; INFORMATION USE;

BACKGROUND CLUTTERS; COMPLEMENTARY FEATURES; CONTEXTUAL VOTING; GESTALT LAW; INTERIOR CONTEXTS;

OBJECT RECOGNITION;

EID: 34848820562     PISSN: 00313203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patcog.2007.05.014     Document Type: Article

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