基于SWT区域对比度像素提取的多聚焦图像融合

在多聚焦图像融合算法中,针对多分辨率系数融合法无法提取源图像清晰像素点和分块法存在的块效应的现象,从多聚焦图像清晰像素点和人眼视觉对比度的特征出发,利用平稳小波变换(SWT)的非下采样性和平移不变性,定义基于SWT的图像像素点区域对比度作为提取像素点的依据,在研究区域对比度邻域大小对像素点提取影响的基础上,设定适合的阈值建立提取模板,对多聚焦源图像中清楚区域的像素点进行提取,并对小部分未能提取的像素位置采用基于局部能量策略进行融合。仿真实验结果表明,新算法既有效地提取源图像的清晰像素点,又改善了块效应现象,融合效果有了很大提升。     

一种将羽毛球比赛的2D视频转换到3D视频的算法

文中提出一种羽毛球比赛的2D视频转换到3D视频的算法。在这类视频中,前景是最受关注的部分,准确地从背景中提取出前景对象是获取深度图的关键。文中采用一种改进的图割算法来获取前景,并根据场景结构构建背景深度模型,获取背景深度图;在背景深度图的基础上,根据前景与镜头之间的距离关系为前景对象进行深度赋值,从而得到前景深度图。然后,融合背景深度图和前景深度图,得到完整的深度图。最后,通过基于深度图像的虚拟视点绘制技术DIBR来获取用于3D显示的立体图像对。实验结果表明,最终生成的立体图像对具有较好的3D效果。     

基于超像素的深度图修复算法

随着计算机视觉领域不断的发展,用于描述场景深度信息的深度图受到越来越多的关注。针对深度图中由于深度信息缺失导致的图像空洞、深度值准确度不高及图像噪声等问题,提出了一种融合超像素和基于方向的联合双边滤波器的深度图修复算法来改善深度图的质量。该算法引入了基于超像素的自适应滤波窗口,并对不同类型的空洞像素点采用不同的滤波算法,从而对深度图进行修复和优化。定性对比实验和定量评价结果表明,其可以有效地修复深度图空洞噪点,获得高质量、高准确性的深度图。     

纹理边缘引导的深度图像超分辨率重建

目的 深度图像作为一种普遍的3维场景信息表达方式在立体视觉领域有着广泛的应用。Kinect深度相机能够实时获取场景的深度图像,但由于内部硬件的限制和外界因素的干扰,获取的深度图像存在分辨率低、边缘不准确的问题,无法满足实际应用的需要。为此提出了一种基于彩色图像边缘引导的Kinect深度图像超分辨率重建算法。方法 首先对深度图像进行初始化上采样,并提取初始化深度图像的边缘;进一步利用高分辨率彩色图像和深度图像的相似性,采用基于结构化学习的边缘检测方法提取深度图的正确边缘;最后找出初始化深度图的错误边缘和深度图正确边缘之间的不可靠区域,采用边缘对齐的策略对不可靠区域进行插值填充。结果 在NYU2数据集上进行实验,与8种最新的深度图像超分辨率重建算法作比较,用重建之后的深度图像和3维重建的点云效果进行验证。实验结果表明本文算法在提高深度图像的分辨率的同时,能有效修正上采样后深度图像的边缘,使深度边缘与纹理边缘对齐,也能抑制上采样算法带来的边缘模糊现象;3维点云效果显示,本文算法能准确区分场景中的前景和背景,应用于3维重建等应用能取得较其他算法更好的效果。结论 本文算法普遍适用于Kinect深度图像的超分辨率重建问题,该算法结合同场景彩色图像与深度图像的相似性,利用纹理边缘引导深度图像的超分辨率重建,可以得到较好的重建结果。     

遮挡场景的光场图像深度估计方法

光场相机通过单次拍摄可获取立体空间中的4维光场数据,利用光场的多视角特性可从中提取全光场图像的深度信息.然而,现有深度估计方法很少考虑场景中存在遮挡的情况,当场景中有遮挡时,提取深度信息的精度会明显降低.对此,提出一种新的基于多线索融合的光场图像深度提取方法以获取高精度的深度信息.首先分别利用自适应散焦算法和自适应匹配算法提取场景的深度信息;然后用峰值比作为置信以加权融合两种算法获取的深度;最后,用具有结构一致性的交互结构联合滤波器对融合深度图进行滤波,得到高精度深度图.合成数据集和真实数据集的实验结果表明,与其他先进算法相比,所提出的算法获取的深度图精度更高、噪声更少、图像边缘保持效果更好.     

基于非下采样Shearlet变换与聚焦区域检测的多聚焦图像融合算法

为了提高基于多尺度变换的多聚焦图像融合中聚焦区域的准确性,提出了一种基于非下采样Shearlet变换(NSST)与聚焦区域检测的多聚焦图像融合算法。首先,通过基于非下采样Shearlet变换的融合方法得到初始融合图像;其次,将初始融合图像与源多聚焦图像作比较,得到初始聚焦区域;接着,利用形态学开闭运算对初始聚焦区域进行修正;最后,在修正的聚焦区域上通过改进的脉冲耦合神经网络(IPCNN)获得融合图像。与经典的基于小波变换、Shearlet变换的融合方法以及当前流行的基于NSST和脉冲耦合神经网络(PCNN)的融合方法相比,所提算法在客观评价指标互信息(MI)、空间频率和转移的边缘信息上均有明显的提高。实验结果表明,所提出的算法能更准确地识别出源图像中的聚焦区域,能从源图像中提取出更多的清晰信息到融合图像。     

基于多目立体匹配的深度获取方法

提出一种深度获取方法,利用基于颜色分割的多目立体匹配算法,从多个视点图像中提取深度信息。利用mean-shift算法,根据颜色信息分割参考图像,提取图像中的颜色一致性区域,通过局部窗口匹配算法进行多目立体匹配得到多幅初始视差图,根据融合准则将多幅视差图合成为一幅视差图以提高视差图的精度并对视差图进行优化后处理,按照视差与深度的关系,将视差图转化为深度图。该算法能有效处理匹配过程中的遮挡区域,提高匹配精度和视差图的准确度。     

基于多尺度形态小波变换的红图增强算法

针对红外图像对比度差、信噪比低的特点,本文将小波分析与数学形态学相结合,提出了一种基于多尺度形态小波变换的红外图像边缘增强算法.该算法首先利用多尺度形态小波变换对图像进行分解,提取图像的多尺度边缘特征,然后通过非线性增强算子来改变边缘特征的强度,最后利用多尺度形态小波反变换重构图像,以实现图像边缘的对比度增强和背景抑制.实验结果表明,该算法有效地保持和增强了边缘信息,得到较好的增强效果.     

多聚焦图像区域能量框架融合算法

在基于小波变换多聚焦图像融合算法中,由于融合图像中相邻像素点之间的不一致使融合图像质量大为降低。应用变换域的融合规则,以小波变换系数提取区域能量为特征值,并根据全局匹配度来决策融合规则,提出了能量框架融合算法,对小波各分量的来源进行一致性检测,使融合图像的小波分解系数更精确地应用于融合图像重构,并对此算法进行了仿真实验,通过对评价指标的分析比较,结果显示此算法图像融合效果优于加权平均、灰度值取大和区域能量算法。     

一种新的多聚焦图像融合算法

提出了一种基于小波-Contourlet变换的多聚焦图像融合算法;该算法首先采用小波-Contourlet变换对源图像进行多尺度分解,得到高频和低频图像;接着根据高、低频分量各自的区域特性,采用不同的融合规则进行处理,得到小波-Contourlet变换域的融合系数,最后通过反变换得到融合图像;采用信息熵、标准差和互信息3个评价标准,将该算法和传统的小波算法和Contourlet算法的融合结果进行了比较;实验结果表明,该算法获得的评价指标都优于其它算法,且融合图像较好地从源图像中提取了有用信息,提高了融合质量.     

Only connect: teaching, technology and telesis

Abstract This paper describes an approach to the design of interactive multimedia materials being developed in a European Community project. The developmental process is seen as a dialogue between technologists and teachers. This dialogue is often problematic because of the differences in training, experience and culture between them. Conditions needed for fruitful dialogue are described and the generic model for learning design used in the project is explained.     

European Community policy and the market

Abstract This paper starts with some reflections on the policy considerations and priorities which are shaping European Commission (EC) research programmes. Then it attempts to position the current projects which seek to capitalise on information and communications technologies for learning in relation to these priorities and the apparent realities of the marketplace. It concludes that while there are grounds to be optimistic about the contribution EC programmes can make to the efficiency and standard of education and training, they are still too technology driven.     

一种自适应子融合集成多分类器方法

融合集成方法已经广泛应用在模式识别领域,然而一些基分类器实时性能稳定性较差,导致多分类器融合性能差,针对上述问题本文提出了一种新的基于多分类器的子融合集成分类器系统。该方法考虑在度量层融合层次之上通过对各类基多分类器进行动态选择,票数最多的类别作为融合系统中对特征向量识别的类别,构成一种新的自适应子融合集成分类器方法。实验表明,该方法比传统的分类器以及分类融合方法识别准确率明显更高,具有更好的鲁棒性。     

Avoiding semantic and temporal gaps in developing software intensive systems

Development of software intensive systems (systems) in practice involves a series of self-contained phases for the lifecycle of a system. Semantic and temporal gaps, which occur among phases and among developer disciplines within and across phases, hinder the ongoing development of a system because of the interdependencies among phases and among disciplines. Such gaps are magnified among systems that are developed at different times by different development teams, which may limit reuse of artifacts of systems development and interoperability among the systems. This article discusses such gaps and a systems development process for avoiding them.     

Designing economic np control charts: A programmed simulation approach

This paper presents control charts models and the necessary simulation software for the location of economic values of the control parameters. The simulation program is written in FORTRAN, requires only 10K of main storage, and can run on most mini and micro computers. Two models are presented - one describes the process when it is operating at full capacity and the other when the process is operating under capacity. The models allow the product quality to deteriorate to a further level before an existing out-of-control state is detected, and they can also be used in situations where no prior knowledge exists of the out-of-control causes and the resulting proportion defectives.     

The development of robot art

Going through a few examples of robot artists who are recognized worldwide, we try to analyze the deepest meaning of what is called “robot art” and the related art field definition. We also try to highlight its well-marked borders, such as kinetic sculptures, kinetic art, cyber art, and cyberpunk. A brief excursion into the importance of the context, the message, and its semiotics is also provided, case by case, together with a few hints on the history of this discipline in the light of an artistic perspective. Therefore, the aim of this article is to try to summarize the main characteristics that might classify robot art as a unique and innovative discipline, and to track down some of the principles by which a robotic artifact can or cannot be considered an art piece in terms of social, cultural, and strictly artistic interest. This work was presented in part at the 13th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, January 31–February 2, 2008     

Explanation and prediction: an architecture for default and abductive reasoning

Although there are many arguments that logic is an appropriate tool for artificial intelligence, there has been a perceived problem with the monotonicity of classical logic. This paper elaborates on the idea that reasoning should be viewed as theory formation where logic tells us the consequences of our assumptions. The two activities of predicting what is expected to be true and explaining observations are considered in a simple theory formation framework. Properties of each activity are discussed, along with a number of proposals as to what should be predicted or accepted as reasonable explanations. An architecture is proposed to combine explanation and prediction into one coherent framework. Algorithms used to implement the system as well as examples from a running implementation are given.     

Three Process Perspectives: Organizations, Teams, and People

This paper provides the author's personal views and perspectives on software process improvement. Starting with his first work on technology assessment in IBM over 20 years ago, Watts Humphrey describes the process improvement work he has been directly involved in. This includes the development of the early process assessment methods, the original design of the CMM, and the introduction of the Personal Software Process (PSP)^SM and Team Software Process (TSP){^SM}. In addition to describing the original motivation for this work, the author also reviews many of the problems he and his associates encountered and why they solved them the way they did. He also comments on the outstanding issues and likely directions for future work. Finally, this work has built on the experiences and contributions of many people. Mr. Humphrey only describes work that he was personally involved in and he names many of the key contributors. However, so many people have been involved in this work that a full list of the important participants would be impractical.     

基于复小波噪声方差显著修正的SAR图像去噪

提出了一种基于复小波域统计建模与噪声方差估计显著性修正相结合的合成孔径雷达(Synthetic Aperture Radar,SAR)图像斑点噪声滤波方法。该方法首先通过对数变换将乘性噪声模型转化为加性噪声模型,然后对变换后的图像进行双树复小波变换(Dualtree Complex Wavelet Transform,DCWT),并对复数小波系数的统计分布进行建模。在此先验分布的基础上,通过运用贝叶斯估计方法从含噪系数中恢复原始系数,达到滤除噪声的目的。实验结果表明该方法在去除噪声的同时保留了图像的细节信息,取得了很好的降噪效果。     

How do children do mathematics with LOGO?

Abstract  This paper considers some results of a study designed to investigate the kinds of mathematical activity undertaken by children (aged between 8 and 11) as they learned to program in LOGO. A model of learning modes is proposed, which attempts to describe the ways in which children used and acquired understanding of the programming/mathematical concepts involved. The remainder of the paper is concerned with discussing the validity and limitations of the model, and its implications for further research and curriculum development.