Recognizing multiple moving objects by foveated vision

  • Kiuchi, Yasuhiko (Saitama University., Department of Information and Computer Sciences) ;
  • Kuniyoshi, Yasuo (Electrotechnical Laboratory, Intelligent Systems Division) ;
  • Mishima, Taketoshi (Saitama University,m Department of Information and Computer Sciences) ;
  • Mizoguchi, Hiroshi (Saitama University,m Department of Information and Computer Sciences) ;
  • Shigehara, Takaomi (Saitama University,m Department of Information and Computer Sciences)
  • Published : 2000.07.01

Abstract

Foveated vision has the big advantage of exhibiting a wide field of view, along with a high resolution fovea. However, in the case of using optical flow, foveated vision kas one demerit. The demerit is a concentrate of optical flow. For foveated vision, an object moves almost only around the center of the field. In this paper, we suggest how to segment motion of some objects, and how to discriminate a hand and another object. In the future, the method we suggested may be useful for recognizing human actions by foveated vision.

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