W e introduce the problem of view interpolation f o r dynamic scenes. Our solution to this problem extends the concept of view morphing [ll] and retains the practical advantages of that method. W e are specifically concerned with interpolating between two reference views captured at different times, so ,that there is a missing interval of time between when the views were taken. The synthetic interpolations produced by our algorithm portray one possible physically-valid version of what transpired in the scene during the missing time. It is assumed that each object in the original scene underwent a series of rigid translations. Dynamic view morphing can work with widely-spaced reference views, sparse point correspondences, and uncalibrated cameras. W h e n the camera-to-camera transformation can be determined, the synthetic interpolation will portray scene objects moving along straightlane, constant-velocity trajectories in world space.
Several results from an investigation of the relationship between the classification performance of high-resolution imaging sonars and image resolution and image signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) are presented. The primary goal of this investigation has been to develop a capability to accurately estimate the classification performance of various high resolution imaging sonars used for minehunting. An additional goal has been to develop a baseline measure of classification capability that can enable more accurate evaluations of the relative performance capabilities of developmental CAD/CAC algorithms. The investigation is being conducted using synthetic sonar images, due to a severe lack of real ground-truthed image data sets with directly comparable object types, multiple resolutions, and multiple calibrated SNR values, lmage data sets containing an equal number of synthetic images with equal range and cross-range resolutions of 1, 3, 6, and 9-inches were created. The individual image data sets for these four resolutions include the same mine and minelike objects a t the same ranges and orientations to facilitate a direct performance comparison. The image backgrounds are Rayleigh distributed and the image SNR values range from 3 to 15 dB. The classification performance results were obtained using one of the advanced computer-aided detection and classification (CAC) algorithms that are currently in the process of transitioning to several US. Navy minehunting systems.Standard Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves for the joint probability of detection and classification and probability of false alarm as a function of "effective SNR" are presented. INTRODUCTlONThe Navy has a long-term requirement to be able to quickly, reliably, and safely detect and identify underwater objects in order to conserve resources, not endanger assets, and to save time when minehunting. Unfortunately, in most littoral environments, the detection process produces a large number of minelike objects that must be identified. Minelike objects have an acoustical appearance that is consistent with that of a mine. Ideally, identification would directly follow detection, but most identification sensors are relatively short ranged (i.e., < I O meters).Therefore, to reduce the number of minelike objects that must be inspected by a short-range identification sensor; a long-range classification process must follow detection. This classification process is normally performed using a high resolution imaging sonar (e.g., side-looking sonar). This has led to the ongoing cycle of development and demonstration of more effective, "more powerful" highresolution imaging sonars with the goal of achieving increased classification performance. However, the process of quantifying the actual classification performance as a function of the critical sonar parameters such as image resolution and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) has been seriously neglected due to a lack of sonar image data and the associated ground-huth information (e.g., object type, percent burial, ra...
This paper introduces a method for metric selfcalibration that is based on a novel decomposition of the fundamental matrix between two views taken by a camera with jixed internal parameters. The method blends important advantages of the Kruppa constraints and the modulus constraint: it works directly from fundamental matrices and uses a reduced-parameter representation for stability. General properties of the new decomposition are also developed, including an intuitive interpretation of the three free parameters of internal calibration. The approach is demonstrated on both real and synthetic data.
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