DocumentCode :
3253139
Title :
The estimation of a depth map using spatial continuity and edges
Author :
Bolecek, L. ; Ricny, Vaclav
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radio Electron., Brno Univ. of Technol., Brno, Czech Republic
fYear :
2013
fDate :
2-4 July 2013
Firstpage :
890
Lastpage :
894
Abstract :
This paper deals with creating depth maps from two images. The initial map is created using the sum of the absolute differences of the each image point´s neighborhood. Many discontinuities are in this map. Therefore, we have to use some approach for its improvement. The proposed method utilizes a combination of a few approaches. The first approach is based on the assumption of continuity of the depth map in rows and utilizing information about edges in images. We designed rules for filling zero areas in the initial depth map. The second step uses disparity of significant points found in zero areas. The significant points are found by the algorithm Speeded Up Robust Features (SURF). The applicability of the proposed method is demonstrated on a few images from Middlebury Stereo Datasets. In the future, we will execute subjective tests for examining the influence of the depth map to the evaluation of the spatial effect. The proposed methods will be used as tool for depth maps generation with various quality.
Keywords :
stereo image processing; Middlebury stereo dataset; SURF algorithm; continuity assumption; depth map estimation; image edge; image point neighborhood; significant point disparity; spatial continuity; speeded up robust feature algorithm; zero area filling; Belief propagation; Flowcharts; Image edge detection; Image segmentation; Measurement; Signal processing; Three-dimensional displays; 3D reconstruction; feature points; image correspondence;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), 2013 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0402-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/TSP.2013.6614068
Filename :
6614068
Link To Document :
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