Proceedings of IAPR Conference on MACHINE VISION APPLICATIONS

(IAPR MVA 2005)

May 16-18, 2005, Tsukuba Science City, JAPAN


Table of Contents

Front Messages in the Proceedings

Session 1: Motion Analysis

Solving Motion Planes by Projection and Ring Integration 1
Gaspard Petit and Sebastien Roy, Canada
3-D Object Tracking with the Adaptive Hyperplane Approach Using SIFT Models for Initialization 5
Christoph Graessl, Timo Zinsser, Ingo Scholz and Heinrich Niemann, Germany
Fusing color and contour in visual tracking 9
Pham Nam Trung, Wu Jian Kang and S. H. Ong, Singapore
Appearance Tracker Based on Sparse Eigentemplate 13
Takeshi Shakunaga, Yasuhara Matsubara and Kiyoshi Noguchi, Japan

Session 2: Invited Talk 1

CHIL - Computers in the Human Interaction Loop 18
Alex Waibel, United States of America

Session 3: Poster Session 1

A Hyper-Resolution Scheme for Enhancement on a Down-Sampled Image 19
Min-Cheng Pan, Taiwan
Object tracking with spatio-temporal blob 23
Catherine Achard, Ghiles Mostafaoui and Maurice Milgram, France
On Describing Human Motions in an Eigenspace 27
Satoshi Homan, Takehito Ogata, Joo Kooi Tan and Seiji Ishikawa, Japan
Generating a Triangular Mesh Adapted for Shape Reconstruction from Images 31
Atsutada Nakatsuji, Yasuyuki Sugaya and Kenichi Kanatani, Japan
Construction of 3-D Paper-made Objects from Crease Patterns 35
Hiroshi Shimanuki, Jien Kato and Toyohide Watanabe, Japan
Silhouette Extraction for Visual Hull Reconstruction 39
Youngbae Hwang, Jun-Sik Kim and In So Kweon, Korea
Practical 3-D measurement using Optimal Intensity-Modulated Projection and Intensity-Phase Analysis 43
Genki Cho and Cunwei Lu, Japan
Goniophotometric System for Measuring Object Surface Reflection Using Robot Arms 47
Akira Kimachi, Masataka Tatsumi, Norihiro Tanaka and Shoji Tominaga, Japan
Calibration of HyperOmni Vision based on Conic Curve 51
Tomohiro Mashita, Yoshio Iwai and Masahiko Yachida, Japan
Robust Invariant Features for Object Recognition and Mobile Robot Navigation 55
Zhe Lin, Sungho Kim and In So Kweon, Korea
Tree Segmentation from an Image 59
Chin-Hung Teng, Yung-Sheng Chen and Wen-Hsing Hsu, Taiwan
Shape-based Image Retrieval Using Support Vector Classification 64
Wai-Tak Wong and Sheng-Hsun Hsu, Taiwan
New Macroblock Engine Architecture for Video Processing 68
Trio Adiono, Dani Fitriyanto, Akhmad Mulyanto, Sumek Wisayataksin, Kazumasa Takeichi, Dongju Li, Tati R. Mengko and Hiroaki Kunieda, Indonesia
Fast Discrete Wavelet Transformation Daubechies-Four Architecture 72
Akhmad Mulyanto, Dani Fitriyanto, Tati R. Mengko and A. Z. R. Langi, Indonesia
A New Automated Microtomy Concept for 3D Paper Structure Analysis 76
Michael Donoser, Mario Wiltsche and Horst Bischof, Austria
A Heterodyning Range Imager 80
Michael J. Cree, Adrian A. Dorrington and Dale A. Carnegie, New Zealand
Quality Control of Hazel Nuts Using Thermographic Image Processing 84
Christina Warmann and Volker Märgne, Germany
Automatic Wear Measurement of Ti-Based Coatings Milling via Image Registration 88
Yu-Teng Liang, Yih-Chih Chiou and Chien-Jiong Louh, Taiwan
An Approach for Defect Detection and Classification of the Yarn Ends for Splicing 92
Khaled Issa and Hiroshi Nagahashi, Japan
Multivariate Sparse Bayesian Regression and Its Application for Facial Feature Detection 96
Yoshio Iwai and Roberto Cipolla, Japan
Multi-view Human Head Detection in Static Images 100
Maolin Chen, Gengyu Ma and Seokcheol Kee, China
Face Recognition using Local Features based on Two-layer Block Model 104
Wonjun Hwang, Ji-Yeon Kim and Seokcheol Kee, Korea
Probabilistic Framework for Intelligent Filming by Switching Temporarily Locked Pan-Tilt Cameras 108
Hicham Bouchnaif, Yoshinari Kameda, Yasuhiro Mukaigawa and Yuichi Ohta, Japan
Interactive Retrieval in Facial Image Database Using Self-Organizing Maps 112
Zhirong Yang and Jorma Laaksonen, Finland
Fast Detection of Multi-View Face and Eye Based on Cascaded Classifier 116
Jung-Bae Kim, Seokcheol Kee and Ji-Yeon Kim, Korea
Combining Computer Graphics and Image Processing for Low Cost Realistic 3D Face Generation and Animation 120
Alexander Mark Woodward and Patrice Delmas, New Zealand
Road and Traffic Sign Color Detection and Segmentation - A Fuzzy Approach 124
Hasan Fleyeh, Sweden
Vehicle Speed Estimation from Single Still Images Based on Motion Blur Analysis 128
Huei-Yung Lin and Kun-Jhih Li, Taiwan
Detection of Pedestrian Crossing using Bipolarity and Projective Invariant 132
Mohammad Shorif Uddin and Tadayoshi Shioyama, Japan
Building Classification of Terrestrial Images by Generic Geometric Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Features 136
Gerd Brunner and Hans Burkhardt, Germany
A Localization System Using Invisible Retro-reflective Markers 140
Yusuke Nakazato, Masayuki Kanbara and Naokazu Yokoya, Japan
Scene change detection using Multi-class Support Vector Machine with MPEG encoding information 144
Mickael Pic and Takio Kurita, Japan
Inter-modal Learning and Object Concept Acquisition 148
Katsuhiko Ishiguro, Nobuyuki Otsu and Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Japan
Restoration of Images Stained with Waterdrops on a Protection Glass Surface by Using a Stereo Image Pair 152
Yuu Tanaka, Atsushi Yamashita, Toru Kaneko and Kenjiro T. Miura, Japan
A Study of Visual Attention System Based on Recognition Feedback for Image Sequence 156
Makoto Ito, Yoshikazu Yano and Shigeru Okuma, Japan
Personal Authentication Based on Hands Natural Layout 160
Miguel Adán, Antonio Adán, Roberto Torres, Andrés S. Vázquez and Gloria Bueno, Spain

Session 4: Feature Extraction

A robust active contour initialization and gradient vector flow for ultrasound image segmentation 164
Clovis Tauber, Hadj Batatia and Alain Ayache, France
Automatic landmark extraction using Growing Neural Gas (GNG) 168
Anastassia Angelopoulou, José García and Alexandra Psarrou, United Kingdom
Robust Active Shape Model using AdaBoosted Histogram Classifiers 172
Yuanzhong Li and Wataru Ito, Japan
GA-Based Affine PPM Using Matrix Polar Decomposition 176
Mehdi Ezoji, Karim Faez, Majid Ziaratban and Saeed Mozaffari, Iran
IPH: an Integrated Probabilistic Histogram for Measuring Image Similarity in HSV Color Space 180
Tatsuyuki Kawamura, Takahiro Ueoka, Yutaka Kiuchi, Yasuyuki Kono and Masatsugu Kidode, Japan

Session 5: Range & 3D Analysis

Dynamic Light Field Reconstruction and Rendering for Multiple Moving Objects 184
Ingo Scholz, Christian Vogelgsang, Joachim Denzler and Heinrich Niemann, Germany
Statistical Optimization for 3-D Reconstruction from a Single View 189
Kenichi Kanatani and Yasuyuki Sugaya, Japan
Markov Chain Monte Carlo Algorithms for 3D Ranging and Imaging 193
Sergio Hernandez-Marin, Andrew M. Wallace and Gavin J. Gibson, United Kingdom
Smooth Energy Auto-Estimation for Graph Cuts Algorithm 197
Haibing Ren, Jiali Zhao and Seokcheol Kee, China
Photometric Linearization under Near Point Light Sources 201
Satoshi Sato, Kazutoyo Takata and Kunio Nobori, Japan

Session 6: Applications in Industry

A Hierarchical Classification Method for US Bank Notes 206
Tatsuhiko Kagehiro, Hiroto Nagayoshi and Hiroshi Sako, Japan
Visual Characterization of Paper Using Isomap and Local Binary Patterns 210
Markus Turtinen, Matti Pietikäinen and Olli Silvén, Finland
Forensic Retrieval of Striations on Fired Bullets by using 3D Geometric Data 214
Atsuhiko Banno, Tomohito Masuda and Katsushi Ikeuchi, Japan
A Hybrid Structural/Statistical Classifier for Handwritten Farsi/Arabic Numeral Recognition 218
Saeed Mozaffari, Karim Faez and Majid Ziaratban, Iran
Recognition of Character Strings Printed with Large Alignment Error 222
Minenobu Seki, Toshikazu Takahashi, Takeshi Nagasaki, Hiroshi Shinjo and Katsumi Marukawa, Japan

Session 7: Invited Talk 2

Cognitive Development in a Humanoid Robot 226
Giulio Sandini, Giorgio Metta and Lorenzo Natale, Italy

Session 8: Poster Session 2

Real-time 2D Image Stabilization: Algorithmical Aspects and Parallel Implementation 227
Fábio Dias, Jean Pierre Derutin and Lionel Damez, France
View Distance Based Human Motion Analysis 233
Murat Ekinci, Eyup Gedikli and Vasif Nabiyev, Turkey
Measuring the Shape of Sewer Pipes from Video 237
Juho Kannala and Sami S. Brandt, Finland
Architectural Reconstruction from Single or Multiple Uncalibrated Images 241
Huei-Yung Lin, Syuan-Liang Chen and Jen-Hung Lin, Taiwan
Passive specular surface measurements from virtual images of pattern boards 245
Kazuya Nagamine, Yu Suzuki and Minoru Ito, Japan
Feature Point Matching of Stereo Images by using a Projective Invariant 249
Yusuke Ishida, Toshimitsu Tanaka, Noboru Sugie and Yuji Sagawa, Japan
Add Cartesian Differential Invariants to Minimum Description Length Shape Models 253
Shaoyu Wang, Feihu Qi and Huaqing Li, China
Thresholding Based Detection of Fine and Sparse Details 257
Alexander Drobchenko, Jarkko Vartiainen, Joni-Kristian Kämäräinen, Lasse Lensu and Heikki Kälviäinen, Finland
Understanding Folding Process of Origami Drill Books Based on Graphic Matching 261
Takashi Terashima, Hiroshi Shimanuki, Jien Kato and Toyohide Watanabe, Japan
A New Scheme for Image Recognition Using Higher-Order Local Autocorrelation and Factor Analysis 265
Naoyuki Nomoto, Yusuke Shinohara, Takayoshi Shiraki, Takumi Kobayashi and Nobuyuki Otsu, Japan
Vessel Segmentation in Angiograms using Hysteresis Thresholding 269
Alexandru-Paul Condurache and Til Aach, Germany
An Artificial Emotion Imitator 273
Do Hyoung Kim, Kwang Ho An and Myung Jin Chung, Korea
Facial expression recognition in continuous videos using linear discriminant analysis 277
Fadi Dornaika and Franck Davoine, Spain
Novel Pose-Variant Face Detection Method for Human-Robot Interaction Application 281
Taigun Lee, Sung-Kee Park and Mignon Park, Korea
Head Pose Estimation using Adaptively Scaled Template Matching 285
Miki Yamada, Osamu Yamaguchi, Akiko Nakashima, Takeshi Mita and Kazuhiro Fukui, Japan
Combining model-based classifiers for face localization 290
Rachid Belaroussi, Lionel Prevost and Maurice Milgram, France
Hand Gestures Expressing Numbers and Its Application to Personal Identification 294
Norifumi Machida and Tetsuji Kobayashi, Japan
Particle Filter for Visual Tracking Using Multiple Cameras 298
Ya-Dong Wang, Jian-Kang Wu and Ashraf A. Kassim, Singapore
Pedestrian Detection and Identification using Two Cameras 302
Naoya Ohta and Anthony R. Dick, Japan
Traffic Signs Color Detection and Segmentation in Poor Light Conditions 306
Hasan Fleyeh, Sweden
Heli-Tele: Road Extraction from Helicopter Video 310
Fatih Porikli, Jie Shao and Hide Maehara, United States of America
Cognitive Vision for Autonomous Satellite Rendezvous and Docking 314
Faisal Qureshi, Demetri Terzopoulos and Piotr Jasiobedzki, Canada
Object Recognition Using Environmental Cues Mentioned Explicitly or Implicitly in Speech 320
Md. Altab Hossain, Rahmadi Kurnia, Akio Nakamura and Yoshinori Kuno, Japan
Motion Stabilization of Biped Robot by Gaze Control 324
Shota Takizawa, Shun Ushida, Takayuki Okatani and Koichiro Deguchi, Japan
Real-Time Transmission of 3D Video to Multiple Users via Network 328
Takayoshi Koyama, Yasuhiro Mukaigawa, Yoshinari Kameda and Yuichi Ohta, Japan
Regional video insertion through robust region tracking in the presence of occluding objects 332
Chang-Hwan Lee, Dae-Woong Kim and Ki-Sang Hong, Korea
Fast Cross-sectional Display of Large Data Sets 336
Vincent J. Dercksen, Steffen Prohaska and Hans-Christian Hege, Germany
A Preprint Dropout for Form Images based on Line-elimination and Image-subtraction 340
Yoshihiro Shima and Hiroshi Ohya, Japan
Adaptive Vector Quantization of Sequences of Local Blocks for Video Surveillance System 343
Mickael Pic and Takio Kurita, Japan
Extraction of Finger-Vein Patterns Using Maximum Curvature Points in Image Profiles 347
Naoto Miura, Akio Nagasaka and Takafumi Miyatake, Japan
Personal Identification with Human Iris Recognition based on Wavelet Transform 351
Wen-Shiung Chen, Kun-Huei Chih, Sheng-Wen Shih and Chih-Ming Hsieh, Taiwan
Thresholding, Noise Reduction and Skew correction of Sinhala Handwritten Words 355
M.L.M Karunanayaka, C.A Marasinghe and N.D Kodikara, Sri Lanka
Modeling and Visualization of Rock Carving Cultural Heritage Sites in Dazu 359
Chen Junfeng, Zhao Qinping and Li Bianru, China
Using Orientation Code Difference Histogram (OCDH) for Robust Rotation-invariant Search 364
Takahiro Urano, Shun'ichi Kaneko, Takayuki Tanaka and Munetoshi Imada, Japan

Session 9: Sensors & Automation Systems

A 3D Measurement by Hand-Sweep Light Striping 368
Tadashi Hyuga and Kosuke Sato, Japan
High-speed and Cost Effective Machine Vision System within the Industry of Preserved Vegetables 372
C. Fernandez, P.J. Navarro, J. Suardiaz, M. Jimenez and A. Iborra, Spain
Contrast Optimization in a Multi-Windowing Image Processing Architecture 376
François Berry and Pierre Chalimbaud, France
Detection of Irregularities in Regular Dot Patterns 380
Albert Sadovnikov, Jarkko Vartiainen, Joni-Kristian Kämäräinen, Lasse Lensu and Heikki Kälviäine, Finland
Skeletons and Asynchronous RPC for Embedded Data- and Task Parallel Image Processing 384
Wouter Caarls, Pieter Jonker and Henk Corporaal, Netherlands

Session 10: Intelligent Transport Systems

On Road Simultaneous Vehicle Recognition and Localization by Model Based Focused Vision 388
Noel Trujillo, Roland Chapuis, Frederic Chausse and Christophe Blanc, France
Vehicle Occlusion Identification System by Perceptive Roadway Modeling 392
Wen-Fong Hu, Yung-Sheng Chen and Jui-Wei Hsieh, Taiwan
A Reliable and Robust Lane Detection System based on the Parallel Use of Three Algorithms for Driving Safety Assistance 398
J. Douret, R. Labayrade, Jean Laneurit and Roland Chapuis, France
Pedestrian Detection by Boosting Soft-Margin SVM with Local Feature Selection 402
Kenji Nishida and Takio Kurita, Japan
Estimation of FOE Without Optical Flow for ehicle Lateral Position Detection 406
Tomoaki Teshima, Hideo Saito, Shinji Ozawa, Keiichi Yamamoto and Tohru Ihara, Japan

Session 11: Face Image Analysis

Face Recognition Using SVM Fed with Intermediate Output of CNN for Face Detection 410
Katsuhiko Mori, Masakazu Matsugu and Takashi Suzuki, Japan
Robust Face Recognition under various illumination conditions 414
Atsushi Matsumoto, Nobutaka Shimada, Takuro Sakiyama, Jun Miura and Yoshiaki Shirai, Japan
3D Facial Feature Location with Spin Images 418
Cristina Conde, Roberto Cipolla, Licesio J. RodrÍguez-Aragón, Ángel Serrano and Enrique Cabello, Spain
Generating High-Definition Facial Video for Shared Mixed Reality 422
Masayuki Takemura and Yuichi Ohta, Japan
JPEG Compression Effects on a Smart Card Face Verification System 426
Thirimachos Bourlai, Josef Kittler and Kieron Messer, United Kingdom

Session 12: Invited Talk 3

Towards Flexible and Intelligent Vision Systems -- From Thresholding to CHLAC -- 430
Nobuyuki Otsu, Japan

Session 13: Poster Session 3

Cooperative Usage of Monocular Camera and Omnidirectional Camera for Segmenting Moving Humans 440
Thatsaphan Suwannathat and Masahide Kaneko, Japan
Two-Axial Subtraction of Estimated Background Integral Projections: Fast Method in Automatic Target Detection and Tracking 444
Ali Karandish, Ali Mahmoodi and Farid Behazin, Iran
Fast Global Motion Estimation via Modified ILSE Method 448
Jia Wang, Hanqing Lu and Qingshan Liu, China
Extraction of 3D planar Primitives from Raw Airborne Laser Data: a Normal Driven RANSAC Approach 452
Frederic Bretar and Michel Roux, France
3 D Reconstruction of Manufactured Parts using a Bi-directional Stereovision-based Contour Matching and Comparison of Real and Synthetic Images 456
Aïcha Beya Far, Sophie Kohler and Ernest Hirsch, France
Automatic 3D Face Modeling with Single Image and Perspective Projection Model 460
Haibing Ren, Kyung-ah Sohn and Seokcheol Kee, China
Using Non-negative Sparse Profiles in a Hierarchical Feature Extraction Network 464
Ingo Bax, Gunther Heidemann and Helge Ritter, Germany
Image-Based Rendering using Plane-Sweeping Modelisation 468
Vincent Nozick, Sylvain Michelin and Didier Arquès, France
Moment-derived Object Models for Vectorization 472
Mingyan Shao, Daniel E. Crispell and Robert P. Futrelle, United States of America
Criterion for Automatic Selection of the Most Suitable Maximum-Likelihood Thresholding Algorithm for Extracting Object from their Background in a Still Image 476
Geovanni Martinez, Costa Rica
An Improved Growing Deformable Surface Patches Model for Analysis of Medical Images 480
Xujian Chen and Eam Khwang Teoh, Singapore
Computer-assisted Diagnosis and Monitoring of Periodontal Diseases 484
C. C. Leung, F. H. Y. Chan, K. Y. Zee and P. C. K. Kwok, Hong Kong
Higher-Dimensional Segmentation by Minimum-cut Algorithm 488
Hiroshi Ishikawa and Davi Geiger, Japan
Fixed-Center Pan-Tilt Projector and Its Calibration Methods 492
Ikuhisa Mitsugami, Norimichi Ukita and Masatsugu Kidode, Japan
Detecting Faces in Low-resolution Images 498
Shinji Hayashi and Osamu Hasegawa, Japan
A Novel Spatially Confined Non-Negative Matrix Factorization for Face Recognition 502
HF Neo, BJ Teoh and CL Ngo, Malaysia
Hand Pose Detection for Vision-based Gesture Interfaces 506
Luis Antón-Canalís, Elena Sánchez-Nielsen and M. Castrillón-Santana, Spain
Vision-based Sign Language Processing Using a Predictive Approach and Linguistic Knowledge 510
Boris Lenseigne and Patrice Dalle, France
Preceding Vehicle Detection Using Stereo Images and Non-Scanning Millimeter-Wave Radar 514
Eigo Segawa, Morito Shiohara, Shigeru Sasaki, Norio Hashiguchi, Tomonobu Takashima and Masatoshi Tohno, Japan
Detection of the Road Area at the Ordinary Road 518
Madoka Otuka, Kenichi Kamino and Tameharu Hasegawa, Japan
Fast quality measurement of a H263+ video stream for teleoperating a HRP-2 humanoid robot 522
Olivier Stasse, Neo Ee Sian, Kazuhito Yokoi, Gabriel Dauphin and Patrick Bonnin, Japan
Robust Horizon and Peak Extraction for Vision-based Navigation 526
Ji Hwan Woo, In So Kweon, Gwan Sung Kim and In Cheol Kim, Korea
Variable Pulse Mode Driving IR Source Based 3D Robotic Camera 530
Sukhan Lee, Byungchan Jung, Jehyuk Ryu, Seongho Yoon, Seungsub Oh, Jeongtaek Oh, Changsik Choi, Jongmoo Choi, Hoonmo Kim and Jundong Cho, Korea
Automatic Construction of the Motion Database which Allows to Search Contents by a Motion Name 534
Takashi Yukawa, Naoko Obara and Hideo Tamamoto, Japan
On Using Histograms of Local Invariant Features for Image Retrieval 538
Alaa Halawani and Hans Burkhardt, Germany
SVM-based Relevance Feedback in Image Retrieval using Invariant Feature Histograms 542
Lokesh Setia, Julia Ick and Hans Burkhardt, Germany
High Dynamic Range Video through Fusion of Exposured-Controlled Frames 546
Seung-Jun Youm, Won-Ho Cho and Ki-Sang Hong, Korea
Efficient Block-based Motion Segmentation Method using Motion Vector Consistency 550
Ronald H.Y. Chung, Francis Y.L. Chin, Kwan-Yee K. Wong, K.P. Chow, T. Luo and Henry S.K. Fung, Hong Kong
Efficient Minutiae-Based Fingerprint Matching 554
Gerald Eckert, Sönke Müller and Torsten Wiebesiek, Germany
An Image Watermarking Method Based on Mean-Removed Vector Quantization for Multiple Purposes 558
Zhe-Ming Lu and Zhen Sun, China
Performance Evaluation of Fractal Feature in Recognition of Postal Codes Using an RBF Neural Network and SVM Classifier 562
Saeed Mozaffari, Karim Faez and Hamidreza Rashidy Kanan, Iran
Adaptive Image Translation for Painterly Rendering 566
Kenji Hara, Kohei Inoue and Kiichi Urahama, Japan

Session 14: Human Behavior

Human Activity Recognition Using Sequences of Postures 570
Vili Kellokumpu, Matti Pietikäinen and Janne Heikkilä, Finland
Unsupervised Abnormality Detection in Video Surveillance 574
Takuya Nanri and Nobuyuki Otsu, Japan
HHMM Based Recognition of Human Activity Motion Trajectories in Image Sequences 578
Daiki Kawanaka, Shun Ushida, Takayuki Okatani and Koichiro Deguchi, Japan
Tracking Objects from Multiple Soccer Videos and Recognizing Events 582
Kyuhyoung Choi and Yongdeuk Seo, Korea
Head Pose Estimation System Based on Particle Filtering with Adaptive Diffusion Control 586
Kenji Oka, Yoichi Sato, Yasuto Nakanishi and Hideki Koike, Japan

Session 15: Outdoor Applications

Estimation of the Visibility Distance by Stereovision: a Generic Approach 590
Nicolas Hautière, Raphaël Labayrade and Didier Aubert, France
Uncertain RanSaC 594
Ben Tordoff and Roberto Cipolla, United Kingdom
Shadow Compensation in Color Images for Unstructured Road Segmentation 598
Ramin Ghurchian and Satoshi Hashino, Japan
Immersive Telepresence System with a Lovomotion Interface Using High-resolution Omnidirectional Videos 602
Sei Ikeda, Tomokazu Sato, Masayuki Kanbara and Naokazu Yokoya, Japan


Author Index 607