Construction of facial expressions using a muscle-based feature model

Author

Liu, Yi-Chih ; Sato, Hajime ; Terashima, N. ; Ohya, Jun

Author_Institution

Graduate Sch. of Global Inf. & Telecommun. Studies, Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

469

Abstract

An efficient method for constructing facial images for use in telecommunication applications is proposed. This method uses a simple 3D feature model, which consists of polygons, which describe the shape of the face, and elastic linear springs, which simulate the natural movements of facial muscles. This method requires only two orthogonal facial images, and could easily be implemented on a relatively low-spec PC. Experimental results showed good results that various facial expressions could be synthesized and displayed from arbitrary directions.

Keywords

computer animation; feature extraction; image motion analysis; microcomputer applications; 3D feature model; PC; elastic linear springs; face shape description; facial animation; facial expressions construction; facial muscles movement simulation; facial synthesis; muscle-based feature model; orthogonal facial images; personal computer; polygons; telecommunication applications; Ear; Face; Facial animation; Facial muscles; Humans; Image coding; Image reconstruction; Network synthesis; Shape; Springs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Multimedia and Expo, 2002. ICME '02. Proceedings. 2002 IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7304-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICME.2002.1035820

Filename

1035820