Computer Interpretation of a Dynamic Image from a Moving Vehicle.
Abstract
The goal of this thesis is the design and implementation of a computer program that constructs an interpretation of images of a natural scene, in particular one imaged while the camera is in a moving automobile. The succession of images is to be interpreted in terms of surfaces and objects in three-dimensional space. The agreement between image dynamics and an internal surface model of the environment is measured by comparing a pair of temporally disparate images (two movie frames). Using the model, an image taken at one location can be transformed into a synthetic image of the scene as it would be viewed from another location. This synthesis accounts for point displacements and occlusion effects as predicted by the internal model. Differences between the real and the synthetic images are then used as an error measure in a search that refines the model. Once the model is refined, unresolved errors are used to correct the initial surface model by resegmenting the image into a better approximation of the surfaces in the environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA107565
Entities
People
- Thomas Dell Williams
Organizations
- University of Massachusetts Amherst