Measuring perceived differences in surface texture due to changes in higher order statistics

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1232-1244

  Emrith, K ^a   Chantler, M J ^a   Green, P R ^a   Maloney, L T ^b   Clarke, A D F ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANDOM PROCESSES;

LOCAL MEASUREMENT; PHASE CONGRUENCY; PHASE SPECTRA; PLAUSIBLE MODEL; SCALING METHOD; SECOND ORDER STATISTICS; SIGMOIDAL RELATIONSHIP; SURFACE TEXTURES;

HIGHER ORDER STATISTICS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; PROBABILITY; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; VISION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROBABILITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77956002072     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.27.001232     Document Type: Article

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