11.4 Gaussian Sphere (EGI), Intrinsic Images, and Surface Orientations

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Descriptions, EGI. Extended Gaussian Image. Intrinsic Images. Gaussian Sphere.

Horn, B.K.P.,
Extended Gaussian Images,
PIEEE(72), No. 12, December 1984, pp. 1656-1678. BibRef 8412
Earlier: DARPA84(72-89). BibRef
And: MIT AI Memo-740, July 1983. More than you ever want to know. Definitions, properties, and examples. Spherical mapping of all surface normals for convex closed objects. BibRef

Yang, H.S., and Kak, A.C.,
Determination of the Identification, Position and Orientation of the Topmost Object in a Pile,
CVGIP(36), No. 2/3, November/December 1986, pp. 229-255.
WWW Version. BibRef 8611
Earlier:
Determination of the Identity, Position and Orientation of the Topmost Object in a Pile,
CVWS85(38-48). Uses the EGI representation, and finds surfaces based on histograms of the curvature. It uses range data to limit to the topmost object. BibRef

Roach, J.W., Paripati, P.K., and Wright, J.S.,
A CAD System Based on Spherical Dual Representations,
Computer(20), No. 8, August 1987, pp. 37-44. Part of the special issue. And without A2: BibRef 8708
Spherical Dual Images: A 3D Representation Method for Solid Objects that Combines Dual Space and Gaussian Spheres,
CVPR86(236-241). Descriptions, CAD. The message is not to use Gaussian Spheres, they are a pain. BibRef

Horn, B.K.P.[Berthold K.P.], and Ikeuchi, K.[Katsushi],
The Mechanical Manipulation of Randomly Oriented Parts,
SciAmer(251), No. 2, August 1984, pp. 100-111. BibRef 8408
And:
Picking Parts out of a Bin,
MIT AI Memo-746, October 1983. The paper is about all the Gaussian sphere, needle diagrams, surface orientation etc. There is no new research information here. BibRef

Kang, S.B., and Ikeuchi, K.,
The Complex EGI: A New Representation for 3-D Pose Determination,
PAMI(15), No. 7, July 1993, pp. 707-721.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. Pose Estimation. BibRef 9307
Earlier:
Determining 3-D Object Pose Using the Complex Extended Gaussian Image,
CVPR91(580-585).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef
And:
3-D Object Pose Determination Using Complex EGI,
CMU-RI-TR-90-18, CMU Robotics Institute, October 1990.
Postscript Version. Decouple orientation and translation into two problems and use a weighted normal encoding for the description. Extends EGI to recover translation. BibRef

Ikeuchi, K.,
Recognition of 3-D Objects Using the Extended Gaussian Image,
IJCAI81(595-608). Extended Gaussian Image. BibRef 8100

Ikeuchi, K.[Katsushi],
Determining Attitude of Object From Needle Map Using Extended Gaussian Image,
MIT AI Memo-714, April 1983.
WWW Version. BibRef 8304

Nalwa, V.S.,
Representing Oriented Piecewise C^2 Surfaces,
IJCV(3), No. 2, June 1989, pp. 131-154.
WWW Version. BibRef 8906
And: ICCV88(40-51).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. Discussion of surface representations. Spherical mapping of surface points. The representation depends on the origin. Scale variant. BibRef

Xie, S.E.[Shun-En], and Calvert, T.W.[Thomas W.],
CSG-EESI: A New Solid Representation Scheme and a Conversion Expert System,
PAMI(10), No. 2, March 1988, pp. 221-234.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 8803
Earlier:
The CSG-EESI Scheme for Representing Solids and a Conversion Expert System,
CVPR85(124-129). (Simon Fraser Univ.) Constructive Solid Geometry - Enhanced Extended Spherical Image. A description method. BibRef

Besl, P.J.[Paul J.], and Jain, R.C.[Ramesh C.],
Invariant Surface Characteristics for 3D Object Recognition in Range Images,
CVGIP(33), No. 1, January 1986, pp. 33-80.
WWW Version. BibRef 8601
Earlier:
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Surface Characteristics,
CVPR85(226-234). (Univ. of Michigan) Recognize Three-Dimensional Objects. General discussion of characteristics in 3-D data that can be used, what features are useful and what are not. BibRef

Aloimonos, Y., and Brown, C.M.,
Robust Computations of Intrinsic Images from Multiple Cues,
ACV88(I 115-163). BibRef 8800

Aloimonos, Y.,
Visual Shape Computation,
PIEEE(76), 1988, pp. 899-916. BibRef 8800

Witkin, A.P.,
Recovering Intrinsic Scene Characteristics for Images,
SRI AIMemoProject 1019 Interim Report, Sept 1981. A more complete description of how to extract intrinsic images from an input image. BibRef 8100

Sedgwick, H.A., Levy, S.,
Environment-Centered and Viewer-Centered Perception of Surface Orientation,
CVGIP(31), No. 2, August 1985, pp. 248-260.
WWW Version. BibRef 8508

Yuan, X.B.,
A Mechanism of Automatic 3D Object Modeling,
PAMI(17), No. 3, March 1995, pp. 307-311.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 9503
Earlier:
3D Reconstruction as an Automatic Modeling System,
Ph.D.Univ. of Alberta, 1992. BibRef

Xu, Z.J., Suk, M.,
Representation and Reconstruction of Polygons and Polyhedra Using Hierarchical Extended Gaussian Images,
AMAI(13), No. 3-4, 1995, pp. 377-399. BibRef 9500

Park, J.H., Chang, T.G., Choi, J.S.,
Three-Dimensional Object Representation and Recognition Based on Surface Normal Images,
PR(26), No. 6, June 1993, pp. 913-921.
WWW Version. BibRef 9306

Goshtasby, A.,
Gaussian Decomposition of Two-Dimensional Shapes: A Unified Representation for CAD and Vision Applications,
PR(25), No. 5, May 1992, pp. 463-472.
WWW Version. BibRef 9205

Rangarajan, K., Seethalakshmy, A.G., and Majumdar, J.,
Computation and Use of Planar Face Normals,
PRL(14), 1993, pp. 809-816. BibRef 9300

Pochec, P., Wasson, W.D.,
On Surface Orientation Detection in 3-D,
PRL(12), 1991, pp. 363-369. BibRef 9100

Dorst, L.[Leo], van den Boomgaard, R.[Rein],
The Support Cone: A Representational Tool for the Analysis of Boundaries and Their Interactions,
PAMI(22), No. 2, February 2000, pp. 174-178.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. 0003Directional boundary of surfaces, deals with inside/outside. See also Representing Oriented Piecewise C^2 Surfaces. and See also Extended Gaussian Images. and See also Orientation-Based Differential Geometric Representations for Computer Vision Applications. BibRef

Dorst, L.[Leo], van den Boomgaard, R.[Rein],
Morphological Signal Processing and the Slope Transform,
SP(38), 1994, pp. 79-98. BibRef 9400

Zouaki, H.[Hamid],
Representation and geometric computation using the extended Gaussian image,
PRL(24), No. 9-10, June 2003, pp. 1489-1501.
WWW Version. 0304 BibRef

Karaçali, B.[Bilge], Snyder, W.E.[Wesley E.],
Reconstructing discontinuous surfaces from a given gradient field using partial integrability,
CVIU(92), No. 1, October 2003, pp. 78-111.
WWW Version. 0310 BibRef
Earlier:
Partial integrability in surface reconstruction from a given gradient field,
ICIP02(II: 525-528).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0210 BibRef

Karaçali, B., Snyder, W.E.,
Noise Reduction in Surface Reconstruction from a Given Gradient Field,
IJCV(60), No. 1, October 2004, pp. 25-44.
WWW Version. 0405 BibRef

Karacali, B., Davatzikos, C.,
Estimating Topology Preserving and Smooth Displacement Fields,
MedImg(23), No. 7, July 2004, pp. 868-880.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0407 BibRef

Karacali, B., Davatzikos, C.,
Simulation of Tissue Atrophy Using a Topology Preserving Transformation Model,
MedImg(25), No. 5, May 2006, pp. 649-652.
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0605 BibRef

Tappen, M.F.[Marshall F.], Freeman, W.T.[William T.], Adelson, E.H.[Edward H.],
Recovering Intrinsic Images from a Single Image,
PAMI(27), No. 9, September 2005, pp. 1459-1472.
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0508 BibRef
Earlier: MIT AIMAIM-2002-015, September 2002.
WWW Version. 0306Given color and lighting direction, recover shading and reflection. BibRef

Tappen, M.F.[Marshall F.], Adelson, E.H.[Edward H.], Freeman, W.T.[William T.],
Estimating Intrinsic Component Images using Non-Linear Regression,
CVPR06(II: 1992-1999).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0606 BibRef


Wang, D.W.[Ding-Wen], Zhang, J.Q.[Ji-Qi], Wong, H.S.[Hau-San], Li, Y.X.[Yuan-Xiang],
3D Model Retrieval Based on Multi-Shell Extended Gaussian Image,
Visual07(426-437).
WWW Version. 0706 BibRef

Hansen, P.[Peter], Corke, P.[Peter], Boles, W.[Wageeh], Daniilidis, K.[Kostas],
Scale-Invariant Features on the Sphere,
ICCV07(1-8).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0710 BibRef

Hamsici, O.C.[Onur C.], Martinez, A.M.[Aleix M.],
Spherical-Homoscedastic Shapes,
ICCV07(1-7).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0710 BibRef

Ng, H.S.[Heung-Sun], Wu, T.P.[Tai-Pang], Tang, C.K.[Chi-Keung],
Surface-from-Gradients with Incomplete Data for Single View Modeling,
ICCV07(1-8).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0710 BibRef

He, Q.A.[Qi-Ang], Chu, C.H.H.[Chee-Hung Henry],
Intrinsic Images by Fisher Linear Discriminant,
ISVC07(II: 349-356).
WWW Version. 0711 BibRef

Calderon, F.[Felix], Ruiz, U.[Ubaldo], Rivera, M.[Mariano],
Surface-Normal Estimation with Neighborhood Reorganization for 3D Reconstruction,
CIARP07(321-330).
WWW Version. 0711 BibRef

Farenzena, M.[Michela], Fusiello, A.[Andrea],
3D surface models by geometric constraints propagation,
CVPR08(1-8).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0806 BibRef
Earlier:
Recovering Intrinsic Images using an Illumination Invariant Image,
ICIP07(III: 485-488).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0709 BibRef

Kuparinen, T.[Toni], Kyrki, V.[Ville], Mielikainen, J.[Jarno], Toivanen, P.J.[Pekka J.],
On Surface Topography Reconstruction from Gradient Fields,
ICIP07(II: 545-548).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0709 BibRef

Hahn, H.[Hernsoo], Han, Y.J.[Young-Joon],
Detection and Localization of the Top Object in the Stack of Objects,
ISVC06(II: 116-125).
WWW Version. 0611 BibRef

Hahn, H.[Hernsoo], Han, Y.J.[Young-Joon],
Recognition of 3D Object Using Attributed Relation Graph of Silhouette's Extended Convex Hull,
ISVC06(II: 126-135).
WWW Version. 0611 BibRef

Kushal, A.[Akash], Ponce, J.[Jean],
Modeling 3D Objects from Stereo Views and Recognizing Them in Photographs,
ECCV06(II: 563-574).
WWW Version.
PDF Version. 06083D object models consisting of dense assemblies of small surface patches and affine-invariant descriptions of the corresponding texture patterns from a few (7 to 12) stereo pairs Data: See also University of Illinois. BibRef

Rao, A.R.[A. Ravishankar], Cecchi, G.[Guillermo], Peck, C.[Charles], Kozloski, J.[James],
Evaluation of the Effect of Input Stimuli on the Quality of Orientation Maps Produced Through Self Organization,
SCIA05(810-820).
WWW Version. 0506 BibRef

Coogan, K., Green, I.,
Acquisition of view-based 3D object models using supervised, unstructured data,
3DIM05(455-461).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0508Train view based with fewer models. BibRef

Theetten, A., Vandeborre, J.P.[Jean-Philippe], Daoudi, M.[Mohamed],
Determining characteristic views of a 3D object by visual hulls and Hausdorff distance,
3DIM05(439-446).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0508 BibRef

Durand, F.,
Pictorial techniques and intrinsic images,
3DPVT04(706-706).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0412 BibRef

Matsushita, Y.[Yasuyuki], Lin, S.[Stephen], Kang, S.B.[Sing Bing], Shum, H.Y.[Heung-Yeung],
Estimating Intrinsic Images from Image Sequences with Biased Illumination,
ECCV04(Vol II: 274-286).
WWW Version. 0405 BibRef

Kamberov, G.[George], Kamberova, G.[Gerda], Jain, A.[Amit],
3D Shape from Unorganized 3D Point Clouds,
ISVC05(621-629).
WWW Version. 0512 BibRef

Kamberov, G.[George], Kamberova, G.[Gerda],
Topology and geometry of unorganized point clouds,
3DPVT04(743-750).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0412 BibRef

Kamberov, G.[George], Kamberova, G.[Gerda],
Conformal method for quantitative shape extraction: Performance Evaluation,
ICPR04(IV: 31-35).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 0409 BibRef

Kamberov, G.[George], Kamberova, G.[Gerda],
Shape Invariants and Principal Directions from 3D Points and Normals,
WSCG02(537).
Postscript Version.
HTML Version. 0209 BibRef

Kamberov, G.[George], Kamberova, G.[Gerda],
Recovering Surfaces from the Restoring Force,
ECCV02(II: 598 ff.).
HTML Version. 0205Recover features and the surface from Gaussian Map. BibRef

Ong, E.J., Gong, S.,
Quantifying Ambiguities in Inferring Vector-Based 3D Models,
BMVC00(xx-yy).
PDF Version. 0009 BibRef

Li, Y., Woodham, R.J.,
Orientation-Based Representations of 3-D Shape,
CVPR94(182-187).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. In 2-D would be a radial based description. Gauss map and dilation map. Convex and star shaped objects. BibRef 9400

Little, J.J.[James J.],
Determining Object Attitude from Extended Gaussian Images,
IJCAI85(960-963). Introduction to how to use the EGI. BibRef 8500

Little, J.J.,
An Interative Method for Reconstructing Convex Polyhedra from Extended Gaussian Images,
AAAI-83(247-250). BibRef 8300

Rachidi, T., Coghlan, L., Amar, A.,
Accurate Measurement of Normal Vectors and Principal Curvatures of the Left Ventricle from MRI Data Using Variational Calculus,
BMVC99(Posters/Exhibition/Demos).
PDF Version. BibRef 9900

Fischler, M.A.,
Robot Vision: Sketching Natural Scenes,
ARPA96(879-890). Similar in concept to intrinsic images. Do not need exact data. BibRef 9600

Kender, J.R.,
The Gaussian Sphere: A Unifying Representation of Surface Orientation,
DARPA80(157-160). BibRef 8000

Ikeuchi, K.[Katsushi], Hebert, M.[Martial],
Spherical Representations: from EGI to SAI,
ORCV94(327-345).
WWW Version. 9412 BibRef
And: CMU-CS-TR-95-197, October 1995. Spherical Attribute Image
Postscript Version. BibRef

Moni, S.,
A closed-form solution for the reconstruction of a convex polyhedron from its extended Gaussian image,
ICPR90(I: 223-226).
IEEE DOI may work or IEEE-CS DOI may work. 9006 BibRef

Wang, Y.F., Liang, P.,
A New Method for Computing Intrinsic Surface Properties,
CVPR89(235-240).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef 8900

Smith, D.A.[David A.],
Using Enhanced Spherical Images for Object Representation,
MIT AI Memo-530, May 1979. BibRef 7905

Brown, C.M.,
Representing the Orientation of Dendritic Fields with Geodesic Tessellations,
Univ. of RochesterTR-13, 1977. BibRef 7700

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