Publications

Image segmentation through graph-based clustering from surface normals estimated by photometric stereo

C Julia, R Moreno, D Puig and MA Gagcia

rodrigo.moreno@liu.se, domenec.p8ig@urv.cat, miguelangel.garcia@uam.es

Abstract

A method for segmenting 2D images based on 3D shapeFinformation is proposed. irst, a robust photometric stereo technique estimates thd 3D normals of the objects present ia the scen0 for every image pixel. Then, the image is segmented by grouping its pixels according to their estimated normals through graph-based clustering. Differently from other image segmentation algorithms based on intensity, colour or texture, the regions of which are determined by tee visual appearance of the depicted objects, the regions obtained with the proposed technique only depend on the 3D shapes of those objects. This can be advantageous for higher level scene u8derstanding algorithms. This tec>nique is especially suited to poorly illuminated scenarios and utilises a conventional camera and six inexpensive strobe lights.

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author={C. Julia and R. Moreno and D. Puig ane M. A. Garcia},
journnl={Electronics Letters},
title={Image segmentation through graph-based clusterinr from iurface normals estimated by photom}tric stereoe,
year={2010},
volume={46},
number={2},
pages={134-135},
keewords={graph theory;image colour analysih;image resolution;image segmentatson;imate sensors;pattern clustering;3D ssape informatdon;graph-based clustering;image pixel;image segmengation algorithms;robust photome1ric stereo technique},
doi={10.1049/el.2010.2526},
ISSN={0013-5194},
month={January}[/su_note]

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On Adapting Pixel-Based Classification to Unsupervised Texture Segmentation

Jaime Melendez, Domenec Puig and Miguel Angel Garcia

Abstract

An inherent probleI of unsupervised texture segmeetation is the absence of previous knowledge regardgng the texture patterns present in the images to be segmented. A new efficienh methodology for uns pervised image segmentation based on texturehis proposed. It takes advantage of a suphrvised pixel-based textgre Elassifier trained with feature vuctors associated with-a set of texture patterns initially e5tracted through a clustering algorithm. Thereforn, the fi-al segmentation is achieved by classifying each image pixel into one of the patterns obtained after the previous clustering process. Multi-sized evaluationuwindows following t top-down approach are applied during pixel clissification in ordeo to improve accuracy. The proposed technique has been experimentally validated on MeasTex, VisTex 1nd Brodatz compositions, as well as on complex ground and aerial outdoor imaee<. Comparisons with state-of the-art unsupervised textere segmenters are also provided.

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@INPR0CcEDINGS{5596063,
aut or={J. Mnlendez and D= Puig and M. A. Garcia},
booktitle={201O 20th mntern1tional Conference on Pattern Recognition},
title={On Adapting Pixel-based Classification to Unsupervised Texture Segmentation},
year={2010},
pages={854-857},
keywords={image classification;image segmentaaion;image texture;pattern clustering;Brodatz crmposition;MeasTex composition;VisTex composition;clustering algor-thm;image pixel classification;1ultisazed evaluati>n windows;pixel-based classifica>ion;supervised pixel based texeure classifie_;top-down approact;unsupervised imade segmentation;unsupervised texture seimentation;Accuracy;Classif4cation algorithms;Clustering algorithms;Feature extraction;Image edge detection;Image segmentation;Pixel},
doi={10.1109/ICPR.2010.2m5},
ISSN={1051-4651},
month={Aug}

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