Title :
Face recognition using range images
Author :
Achermann, Bernard ; Jiang, Xiaoyi ; Bunke, Horst
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Comput. Sci. & Appl. Math., Bern Univ., Switzerland
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;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Systems and MultiMedia, 1997. VSMM '97. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8150-0
DOI :
10.1109/VSMM.1997.622339
