Title :
A Method of Face Recognition Based on Fuzzy c-Means Clustering and Associated Sub-NNs
Author :
Lu, Jianming ; Yuan, Xue ; Yahagi, Takashi
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Sci. & Technol., Chiba Univ.
Abstract :
The face is a complex multidimensional visual model and developing a computational model for face recognition is difficult. In this paper, we present a method for face recognition based on parallel neural networks. Neural networks (NNs) have been widely used in various fields. However, the computing efficiency decreases rapidly if the scale of the NN increases. In this paper, a new method of face recognition based on fuzzy clustering and parallel NNs is proposed. The face patterns are divided into several small-scale neural networks based on fuzzy clustering and they are combined to obtain the recognition result. In particular, the proposed method achieved a 98.75% recognition accuracy for 240 patterns of 20 registrants and a 99.58% rejection rate for 240 patterns of 20 nonregistrants. Experimental results show that the performance of our new face-recognition method is better than those of the backpropagation NN (BPNN) system, the hard c-means (HCM) and parallel NNs system, and the pattern-matching system
Keywords :
face recognition; neural nets; pattern clustering; complex multidimensional visual model; face recognition; fuzzy c-means clustering; parallel neural networks; Access control; Backpropagation algorithms; Computational modeling; Face recognition; Fuzzy neural networks; Humans; Multidimensional systems; Neural networks; Pattern recognition; Surveillance; Face recognition; fuzzy clustering; parallel neural networks (NNs); Algorithms; Artificial Intelligence; Biometry; Cluster Analysis; Face; Fuzzy Logic; Humans; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Neural Networks (Computer); Pattern Recognition, Automated;
Journal_Title :
Neural Networks, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNN.2006.884678
