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Chunjing Xu1, Jianzhuang Liu, Xiaoou Tang

  • 1Department of Information Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. cjxu6@ie.cuhk.edu.hk

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This study introduces contour flexibility, a new shape descriptor for computer vision. It improves shape matching accuracy for articulated and deformed objects, outperforming existing methods.

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  • Computer Vision
  • Image Analysis
  • Pattern Recognition

Background:

  • Shape matching is complex due to object articulation and deformation.
  • Existing algorithms struggle with variations humans perceive as minor.
  • This leads to perception-inconsistent matching results.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel shape descriptor for planar contours.
  • To address inconsistencies in shape matching caused by articulation and deformation.
  • To develop an improved shape matching scheme.

Main Methods:

  • Introduced 'contour flexibility' as a novel shape descriptor.
  • Contour flexibility represents the deformable potential at each contour point.
  • Developed a shape matching scheme utilizing local and global features derived from contour flexibility.

Main Results:

  • The proposed contour flexibility descriptor effectively captures local and global shape features.
  • The new shape matching scheme demonstrated superior performance.
  • Experimental comparisons confirmed the algorithm's effectiveness against recent methods.

Conclusions:

  • Contour flexibility is a robust descriptor for handling shape variations.
  • The proposed shape matching scheme offers improved accuracy and perceptual consistency.
  • This work advances the field of deformable shape matching in computer vision.