A Progress Report on VISIONS: Representation and Control in the Construction of Visual Models.

Abstract

This report is an interim progress report on the evolving structure of VISIONS, a computer system for general visual perception. The goal of the system is the segmentation and interpretation of a digitized color image of natural outdoor scenes. The report outlines the multi-level data structures used for representing both a visual model of the scene and the semantic data base of stored knowledge about the world. A flexible modular strategy controls the operation of processes which embody diverse forms of knowledge, and allows both data-directed and knowledge-directed model building. A model search space is used to store a sketch of the processing history during model formation, so that limited, directed back-tracking will be facilitated.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA028329

Entities

People

  • Allen R. Hanson
  • Edward M. Riseman

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Vision
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Databases
  • Digital Information
  • Identification
  • Image Processing
  • Image Recognition
  • Mental Processes
  • Perception
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Recognition
  • Visual Perception

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Vision.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space