We present an algebraic geometric approach for segmenting both static and dynamic scenes from image intensities. We introduce the multibody affine constraint as a geometric relationship between the motion of multiple objects and the image intensities generated by them. This constraint is satisfied by all the pixels, regardless of the body to which they belong and regardless of depth discontinuities or perspective effects. We propose a polynomial factorization technique that estimates the number of affine motion models as well as their motion parameters in polynomial time. The factorization technique is used to initialize a nonlinear algorithm that minimizes the algebraic error defined by the multibody affine constraint. Our approach is based solely on image intensities, hence it does not require feature tracking or correspondences. It is therefore a natural generalization of the so-called direct methods in single-body structure from motion to multiple moving objects. We present simulation and experimental results that validate our approach.


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    Title :

    Segmentation of dynamic scenes from image intensities


    Contributors:
    Vidal, R. (author) / Sastry, S. (author)


    Publication date :

    2002-01-01


    Size :

    352883 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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