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Two methods for a reliable corner detection in 2D images
In this paper, we apply successively two methods for corner detection in two-dimensional images, i.e. a differential geometrybased approach relying on multi-scale curvature computation and curvature extrema ex...
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B-spline based multiscale signal derivative filtering
We first generalize the multiscale filter proposed by Li and Ma[1] and then we use the method and B-spline as its kernel to construct multiscale derivative filters, we show that the filter can be recursively i...
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Derivatives in scale space
Various derivatives (1st to 4th order) describe different signal characters in scale space: the first derivative represents signal variation which can be used for coding; the second derivative characterizes th...
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GI tract unraveling in volumetric CT
Gastrointestinal (GI) tract examination with computed tomography (CT) is currently performed by slice-based visual inspection despite the volumetric nature of the problem. The entire abdomen may now be continu...
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3D skeleton for virtual colonoscopy
This paper describes an improved algorithm for generating 3D skeletons from binary objects and its clinical application to virtual colonoscopy. A skeleton provides an ideal central path for an auto-piloted exa...
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Freeflight: A virtual endoscopy system
We created a virtual endoscopy system, called FreeFlight, that interactively generates three-dimensional endoscopic images of human anatomy using spiral CT data. The software is based on Silicon Graphics' Open...
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An Elliptic Operator for Constructing Conformal Metrics in Geometric Deformable Models
The geometric deformable model (GDM) provides a useful framework for segmentation by integrating the energy minimization concept of classical snakes with the topologically flexible gradient flow. The key aspec...
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Simulated Annealing Based Hand Tracking in a Discrete Space
Hand tracking is a challenging problem due to the complexity of searching in a 20+ degrees of freedom (DOF) space for an optimal estimation of hand configuration. This paper represents the feasible hand config...
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Improved DTW Algorithm for Online Signature Verification Based on Writing Forces
Writing forces are important dynamics of online signatures and they are harder to be imitated by forgers than signature shape. An improved DTW (Dynamic Time War**) algorithm is put forward to verify online s...
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An Emotional Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
This paper presents a modification of the particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO) intended to introduce some psychology factor of emotion into the algorithm. In the new algorithm, which is based on a simpl...
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Adding Hand Motion to the Motion Capture Based Character Animation
Most character motion capture data does not contain secondary motions like detailed hand motion, therefore the resultant animation looks unnatural due to the stiffness of hand motion. In this paper, we analyze...
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Visual Hand Tracking Using Nonparametric Sequential Belief Propagation
Hand tracking is a challenging problem due to the complexity of searching in a 20+ degrees of freedom space for an optimal estimate. This paper develops a statistical method for robust visual hand tracking, in...
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Mobile Robot Navigation Based on Multisensory Fusion
Multisensory fusion is being increasing viewed as an important activity in the filed of mobile robot navigation and obstacle avoidance. The fusion of data from a variety of sensors makes the mobile robot more ...
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Power Transmission Towers Extraction in Polarimetric SAR Imagery Based on Genetic Algorithm
This paper addresses a novel extraction approach of power transmission tower groups in fully polarimetric synthetic aperture radar data sets based on genetic algorithm. The new approach firstly introduces pola...
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An Efficient Segmentation Algorithm Based on Mathematical Morphology and Improved Watershed
Image separation is a critical issue toward the recognition and analysis phase in many image processing tasks. This paper describes an efficient segmentation algorithm based on mathematical morphology and impr...
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Elastic Algorithm: A New Path Planning Algorithm About Auto-navigation in 3D Virtual Scene
Elastic Algorithm proposed in this paper is a new and fast path planning algorithm to solve the problem of auto-navigation in 3D virtual scene. First, with a grid model based representation of virtual environm...
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An Adaptive Stochastic Collision Detection Between Deformable Objects Using Particle Swarm Optimization
In this paper, we present an efficient method for detecting collisions between highly deformable objects, which is a combination of newly developed stochastic method and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algor...
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A Study on Information Extraction from PDF Files
Portable Document Format (PDF) is increasingly being recognized as a common format of electronic documents. The prerequisite to management and indexing of PDF files is to extract information from them. This pa...
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Classifying Motion Time Series Using Neural Networks
This paper proposes an effective time-series classification model based on the Neural Networks. Classification under this model consists of three phases, namely data preprocessing, training, and testing. The main...
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3D Surface Reconstruction and Registration for Image Guided Medialization Laryngoplasty
The purpose of our project is to develop an image guided system for the medialization laryngoplasty. One of the fundamental challenges in our system is to accurately register the preoperative 3D CT data to the...