Progress in Image Analysis and Processing II

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference

6th International Conference

, Como, Italy

, 04 – 06 September 1991

https://doi.org/10.1142/1515 | August 1992

Pages: 744

Edited by:
V Cantoni (University of Pavia, Italy),
M Ferretti (Italy),
S Levialdi (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy),
R Negrini (Italy), and
R Stefanelli (Italy)

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This book presents reports by well-known experts on the most recent research results in image coding, analysis and understanding, and promising applications for solving real problems in manufacturing, remote sensing and biomedicine. The topics covered include shape analysis and computer vision, pattern recognition methods and applications, parallel computer architectures for image processing and analysis, human perception and use of artificial intelligence techniques for image understanding, languages for image abstraction, processing and retrieval, vision modules and neural computation.

Contents:

Robust Methods of 2D and 3D Image Description (Invited Lecture) (J Illingworth et al.)
Segmentation by Auto-Adaptative Thresholding (T Quiguer et al.)
Collaboration Between Computer Graphics and Computer Vision (Invited Lecture) (A Gagalowicz & J-M Vezien)
Active Vision System with Fixation Point Shifting (Y Sato et al.)
Image Processing: Cooking or Chemistry? (Invited Lecture) (B Zavidovique & V Serfaty)
A Language for Imaging Applications (R Cecchini & A Del Bimbo)
Smart Algorithms for Bit-Serial Arrays (invited Lecture) (P-E Danielsson)
A Hierarchical Evidence Combining Edge Detector (E R Hancock et al.)
Machine Vision Approaches to Automatic Inspection (Invited Lecture) (H Freeman)
A Vision System for Stereotaxic Neurosurgery (M G Albanesi et al.)
and other papers

Readership: Computer scientists and engineers.

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Progress in Image Analysis and Processing II: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing

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https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814538312

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The Table of Contents for the book is as follows:

Preface
2D AND 3D IMAGE ANALYSIS
- Robust Methods of 2D and 3D Image Description (Invited Lecture)
- On the Size and Shape of the Regions of Interest for Edge Detection - Preliminary Results
- Segmentation by Auto-Adaptative Thresholding
- Probabilistic Models for Histogram Estimation in Gray Level Images
- Towards Dynamic Adaptation of Snake Contours
- Angular Symmetry and its Use in Contour Analysis
- A Segmentation Method for Fuzzy Boundary Detection
- A Color-Driven Image Segmentation Algorithm
- A New Method for Recognition Using Color Image Segmentation
- Image Segmentation Using Edge and Region Information
- Fast Edge Smoothing in Binary Images Using Euclidean Metric
- Correlation Techniques for Characterising Multiple Distributions in Multiple Dimensions
- Region Labeling by Mapping Vectors of Ordered Grey Values
- Feature Points for a Polygonal Representation of Silhouettes
- Feature Extraction on the Euclidean Distance Transform
- Two-Dimensional Shape Characterization in Digital Images Using Polygonal Harmonic Analysis
- Frequency Domain Design of F.I.R. and I.I.R. Laplacian of Gaussian Filters for Edge Detection
- On Completeness of Windowed Fourier Phase Used for Image Matching
- Improving Markov Random Field Reconstructions by Using Noisy Probabilities
- Efficient Computation of Moments by Recursion
- The Dynamic Generalized Hough Transform for the Concurrent Detection of Circles and Ellipses
- Recognition of Upright Cylinders from a Perspective View Using Hough Transform Technique
- Fractal Methods for Skin Texture Classification
- Natural Textures Classification Based on Proftles of Fractal Dimension
- On the Analysis of Linear Textures
- Texture Segmentation by Real and Complex Moments of the Gabor Power Spectrum
- Generalized Long-Correlation Models for 2D and 3D Scenes
- Recursive Noncausal AR Models and Their Application to Texture Synthesis
- 3-D Thinning and Reconstruction
- 3D Modeling: A Step Towards Self-Government
ACTIVE VISION, DEPTH AND MOTION ANALYSIS
- Collaboration between Computer Graphics and Computer Vision (Invited Lecture)
- Active Vision System with Fixation Point Shifting
- Motion and Structure from a Long Monocular Sequence
- Motion Compensation in Filtering of Time Varying Images
- Motion Analysis and Constrained Least-Squares Matrix Fitting
- Determination of Ego-Motion and Depth from Matched Regions
- Depth from Ego-Motion and Optic Flow
- An Integration of Edge and Region Based Methods for the Segmentation of Needle Maps
- Hierarchical Segmentation of Range Images Based on Optimal Region Growing and Geometrical Generalization
- Viewpoint from Occluding Contour
- A Cooperative Algorithm for the Matching of Contour Points and Contour Chains
- A Combined Use of Regions and Segments to Construct Facets
METHODS AND SOFTWARE PLATFORMS FOR VISION SYSTEMS
- Image Processing: Cooking or Chemistry? (Invited Lecture)
- A Language for Imaging Applications
- Pictorial C Language for the HERMIA-Machine
- A Programming Environment for Distributed Vision System Design
- HERMIA's Pictorial Environment and Library
- Metalevel Control in Planning and Executing Image Interpretation Strategies
- An Expert System for Scenes Interpretation
- From Characteristic Views to Canonical Views
- A Belief Network for the Recognition of 3-D Geometric Primitives
- A Technique for Deriving the Distribution of Edge Neighborhoods from a Library of Occluding Objects
- Active Contours with Grammatical Descriptions
- Improving the Accuracy of Multisensor Image Recognition by Rule-Based Fuzzy Reasoning
- Multiple Uncertainty Management in Image Classification with Multisource Data
- Associativity and Robustness in Image Classification
- Using Neural Networks to Classify Objects
- On the Comparison among Description Methods by Neural Networks
- Real World Object Recognition with a Neural Network
SPECIAL ALGORITHMS AND ARCHITECTURES
- Smart Algorithms for Bit-Serial Arrays (Invited Lecture)
- A Hierarchical Evidence Combining Edge Detector
- Hierarchical Stereopsis of Perceptual Groups in an Optimisation Framework
- A Hierarchical and Robust Process for Information Retrieval
- Multiscale Analysis and Representation of Linear Structure on Contours
- An Algorithm for Multi-Scale Analysis in Edge Detection
- A Multiresolution Algorithm for Rotation-Invariant Matching of Planar Shapes
- Multiresolution Analysis and Pyramidal Structure with FFT
- Efficient Parallel Pyramidal Primitives for Image Analysis
- Efficient Parallel Algorithms for k-Dimensional Images
- About the Implementations of Morphological Operators on Two Different Hardware Platforms
- Efficient Implementation of Neural Networks on Fixed Size Mesh Connected Array Processors
- Parallel Implementation of Image Compression: A Transputer-Based Case Study
- HERMIA: General Description
- Architectures for Edge Extraction Modules for the Hougb Transform
- VLSI Chips for a Hybrid Vision Architecture
IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS
- Machine Vision Approaches to Automatic Inspection (Invited Lecture)
- A Vision System for Stereotaxic Neurosurgery
- Image Analysis Techniques for Avascular Region Detection in Retinal Angiography
- Automatic On-line Patient Setup Analysis in Portal Image
- Image Analysis for Model-Based Sign Language Coding
- Handwritten Numerals Recognition through a Decision Tree Classifier
- Generalised Parallelism for Embedded Vision Systems: An Application to Real Time OCR of Postal Addresses
- Automatic Recognition of Printed Documents
- A System for Line Drawings Processing
- Automatic Vehicle Classification
- Parallel Implementation on a MIMD Machine of a PCB Computer Assisted Inspection Method
- Handling of Data Objects in the Interpretation of 3-D Radar Images
- Combining Satellite Data and Aerial Photography to Detennine Ice Movement of the Antarctic
- Applying Geometric Parallelism to Stereo Matching SPOT Satellite Images on a P ARSYS Supernode
- Automated Detection of Geological Horizons Using Markov Random Field Techniques
- Perceptual and Conceptual Representations in a Geophysical Image-Understanding System
- Visibility Computation on a Triangulated Terrain