The Perception of Subjective Surfaces,

Abstract

It is proposed that subjective contours are an artifact of the perception of natural three dimensional surfaces. A recent theory of surface interpolation implies that 'subjective surfaces' are constructed in the visual system by interpolation between three-dimensional values arising from interpretation of a variety of surface cues. We show that subjective surfaces can take any form, including singly and doubly curved surfaces, as well as the commonly discussed fronto-parallel planes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA113495

Entities

People

  • Michael Brady
  • W. Eric L. Grimson

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Calculus Of Variations
  • Change Detection
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Computations
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Stereo Vision
  • Computer Vision
  • Contrast
  • Detection
  • Machine Perception
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
  • New York
  • Perception
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Visual Perception

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.