A method of localising objects in images is proposed. Possible configurations are evaluated using the contour discriminant, a likelihood ratio which is derived from a probabilistic model of the feature detection process. We treat each step in this process probabilistically, including the occurrence of clutter features, and derive the observation densities for both correct "target" configurations and incorrect "clutter" configurations. The contour discriminant distinguishes target objects from the background even in heavy clutter, making only the most general assumptions about the form that clutter might take. The method generates samples stochastically to avoid the cost of processing an entire image, and promises to be particularly suited to the task of initialising contour trackers based on sampling methods.


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    Title :

    A probabilistic contour discriminant for object localisation


    Contributors:
    MacCormick, J. (author) / Blake, A. (author)


    Publication date :

    1998-01-01


    Size :

    945502 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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