Visual detection of symmetry of 3D shapes

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Sawada, Tadamasa ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D shape recovery; A priori constraints; Kinetic depth effect; Maximum 3D compactness; Minimum surface area; Planarity of contours; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 79952644362     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.6.4     Document Type: Article

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