DocumentCode
2394189
Title
Face recognition using range images
Author
Achermann, Bernard ; Jiang, Xiaoyi ; Bunke, Horst
Author_Institution
Inst. of Comput. Sci. & Appl. Math., Bern Univ., Switzerland
fYear
1997
fDate
10-12 Sep 1997
Firstpage
129
Lastpage
136
Abstract
A system for face recognition using range images as input data is described. The range data acquisition procedure is based on the coded light approach, merging range images that are recorded by two separate sensors. Two approaches, which are known from face recognition based on grey level images have been extended to dealing with range images. These approaches are based on eigenfaces and hidden Markov models, respectively. Experimental results on a database with various range images from 24 persons show very promising results for both recognition methods
Keywords
eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; face recognition; hidden Markov models; eigenfaces; face recognition; grey level images; hidden Markov models; range data acquisition; range images; recognition methods; Color; Computer science; Data acquisition; Face recognition; Feature extraction; Hidden Markov models; Humans; Image recognition; Mathematics; Merging;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Virtual Systems and MultiMedia, 1997. VSMM '97. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location
Geneva
Print_ISBN
0-8186-8150-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VSMM.1997.622339
Filename
622339
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