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CS262: Computer Vision (and Human-Computer Interaction) John - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
CS262: Computer Vision (and Human-Computer Interaction) John - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
CS262: Computer Vision (and Human-Computer Interaction) John Magee 1 Computer Vision How are Computer Graphics and Computer Vision Related? Computer graphics in general Description of scene Visual representation (Image) Computer Vision
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Computer Vision
Computer graphics in general Description of scene Visual representation (Image) Computer Vision in general: Image(s) Some description of the scene How are Computer Graphics and Computer Vision Related? Example - Input: Image Output: Face locations
Fujifilm camera demo
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Computer Vision
Many Subfields
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Human-Computer Interaction
We’re all used to mouse and keyboard… But you could use a camera to track motion… Camera Mouse
http://www.cameramouse.org/ (Free Download)
Articles and Videos:
http://www.bu.edu/today/2009/the-seeing-eye-mouse/ http://www.bu.edu/today/2011/big-meaning-in-the- smallest-movements/
A user with severe paralysis using the Camera Mouse
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Google Similar Images
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 6fD2t4d2Ln4
http://similar-images.googlelabs.com/
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Bat Tracking
http://www.cs.bu.edu/faculty/betke/research/bats/
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Computer Vision in Games
Playstation Eye
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Eye – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= bgLN7uOj8Jg
Xbox Kinect
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= oACt9R9z37U – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= GH_gDreIdcM&feature= related
Computer Vision Successes
Machine Vision Inspection, e.g. Omron or Cognex, (Natick, MA)
Optical Character Recognition
Assembly line robots: ABB or RobotWorx
ViiSAGE Face Recognition
Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) for Hospitals: Merge Healthcare Inc (bought Boston-based Amicas in 2010) and their PACS system.
Microscopy, e.g., for embryology or human semen analysis, Proiser
Intelligent vehicles: MobileEye Lane Departure, http://www.gavrila.net/
Search by Image: Google, Boston University's Image Rover
Search by Video Google
Assistive Technologies: Camera Mouse
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Entertainment & Gaming:
Controlling a humanoid robot with Microsoft Kinect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= w8BmgtMKFbY
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