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IJCNN
2007
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
Using Artificial Neural Networks and Feature Saliency Techniques for Improved Iris Segmentation
—One of the basic challenges to robust iris recognition is iris segmentation. This paper proposes the use of a feature saliency algorithm and an artificial neural network to perf...
Randy P. Broussard, Lauren R. Kennell, David L. So...
PR
2000
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13 years 9 months ago
Planar shape recognition by shape morphing
A novel method based on shape morphing is proposed for 2D shape recognition. In this framework, the shape of objects is described by using their contour. Shape recognition involve...
Rahul Singh, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
SPATIALCOGNITION
1998
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
Shape Nouns and Shape Concepts: A Geometry for 'Corner'
This paper investigates geometric and ontological aspects of shape concepts underlying the semantics of nouns. Considering the German shape nouns Ecke and Knick (corner and kink) w...
Carola Eschenbach, Christopher Habel, Lars Kulik, ...
NEUROSCIENCE
2001
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
Neural Mechanisms for Representing Surface and Contour Features
Contours and surfaces are basic qualities which are processed by the visual system to aid the successful behavior of autonomous beings within the environment. There is increasing e...
Thorsten Hansen, Heiko Neumann
BMVC
2001
13 years 11 months ago
An Adaptive Potential for Robust Shape Estimation
This paper describes an algorithm for shape estimation in cluttered scenes. A new image potential is defined based on strokes detected in the image. The motivation is simple. Fea...
Jacinto C. Nascimento, Jorge S. Marques