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Joseph Raj, Alex Noel and Staunton, R. C.. (2012) Rational filter design for depth from defocus. Pattern Recognition, Vol.45 (No.1). pp. 198-207. ISSN 0031-3203

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2011.06.008

Abstract

The paper describes a new, simple procedure to determine the rational filters that are used in the depth from defocus (DfD) procedure previously researched by Watanabe and Nayar [4]. Their DfD uses two differently defocused images and the filters accurately model the relative defocus in the images and provide a fast calculation of distance. This paper presents a simple method to determine the filter coefficients by separating the M/P ratio into a linear and a cubic error correction model. The method avoids the previous iterative minimisation technique and computes efficiently. The model has been verified by comparison with the theoretical M/P ratio. The proposed filters have been compared with the previous for frequency response, closeness of fit to M/P, rotational symmetry, and measurement accuracy. Experiments were performed for several defocus conditions. It was observed that the new filters were largely insensitive to object texture and modelled the blur more precisely than the previous. Experiments with real planar images demonstrated a maximum RMS depth error of 1.18% for the proposed, compared to 1.54% for the previous filters. Complicated objects were also accurately measured.

Item Type:

Journal Article

Subjects:

Q Science > QA Mathematics
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering

Divisions:

Faculty of Science > Engineering

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):

Filters (Mathematics), Image processing -- Digital techniques

Journal or Publication Title:

Pattern Recognition

Publisher:

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd.

ISSN:

0031-3203

Official Date:

January 2012

Dates:

Date	Event
January 2012	Published

Volume:

Vol.45

Number:

No.1

Number of Pages:

Page Range:

pp. 198-207

Identification Number:

10.1016/j.patcog.2011.06.008

Status:

Peer Reviewed

Publication Status:

Published

Access rights to Published version:

Restricted or Subscription Access

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