A sequential Bayesian approach to color constancy using non-uniform filters

Computer Vision and Image Understanding

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 993-1004

  Skaff, Sandra ^a   Arbel, Tal ^a   Clark, James J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Color constancy; Filters: binary; Multiple; Posterior; Prior; Sequential: chaining

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN; COLOR CONSTANCY; FILTERS: BINARY; MULTIPLE; POSTERIOR; PRIOR; SEQUENTIAL: CHAINING;

COLOR; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSORS; SPECTROSCOPY;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

EID: 67650122094     PISSN: 10773142     EISSN: 1090235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cviu.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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