Finding the Focus of Expansion And Estimating Range Using Optical Flow Images And a Matched Filter
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Finding the focus of expansion and estimating range using optical flow images and a matched filter.
Mach. Vis. Appl., 15(4):229-236, 2004
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Abstract
The focus of expansion plays an important role in many vision applications such as three-dimensional reconstruction, range estimation, time-to-impact computation, and obstacle avoidance. Most current techniques are based on correspondence or on accurate flow estimation and are therefore considered computationally heavy. This paper presents an efficient technique to find the focus of expansion from optical flow. The technique utilizes a specially designed matched filter that does not require an exact estimation of the optical flow but rather can use a low-quality estimation of it. In addition, based on the location of the focus of expansion and its immediate neighborhood, the paper suggests a way to estimate the range to the focus of expansion. Based on the experimental results, the technique has proved to be both accurate and efficient.
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@article{SazbonRR04a,
title = {Finding the focus of expansion and estimating range using optical flow images and a matched filter.},
author = {Didi Sazbon and Hector Rotstein and Ehud Rivlin},
year = {2004},
journal = {Mach. Vis. Appl.},
volume = {15},
number = {4},
pages = {229-236},
keywords = {Focus of expansion, Optical flow, Range estimation,Time to impact,Normal flow},
abstract = {The focus of expansion plays an important role in many vision applications such as three-dimensional reconstruction, range estimation, time-to-impact computation, and obstacle avoidance. Most current techniques are based on correspondence or on accurate flow estimation and are therefore considered computationally heavy. This paper presents an efficient technique to find the focus of expansion from optical flow. The technique utilizes a specially designed matched filter that does not require an exact estimation of the optical flow but rather can use a low-quality estimation of it. In addition, based on the location of the focus of expansion and its immediate neighborhood, the paper suggests a way to estimate the range to the focus of expansion. Based on the experimental results, the technique has proved to be both accurate and efficient.}
}