Shape-understanding system: A system of experts

International Journal of Intelligent Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 949-978

  Les, Zbigniew ^a   Les, Magdalena ^a  

^a Qu Jadwiga Res Inst Understanding   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER VISION; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OBJECT RECOGNITION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

SHAPE ANALYSIS; SHAPE MODELS; SHAPE UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMS (SUS);

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

EID: 5444251853     PISSN: 08848173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/int.20031     Document Type: Article

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