A New Set of Normalized Geometric Moments Based on Schlick's Approximation

Schlick’s approximation of the term xp is used primarily to reduce the complexity of specular lighting calculations in graphics applications. Since moment functions have a kernel defined using a monomial xp yp , the same approximation could be effectively used in the computation of normalized geometric moments and invariants. This paper outlines a framework for computing moments of various orders of an image using a simplified kernel, and shows the advantages provided by the approximating function through a series of experimental results.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ISVC
• Authors: Ramakrishnan Mukundan
• Keywords: ISVC 2007, Monomial Xp Yp, Normalized Geometric Moments, Specular Lighting Calculations