MVA 1992: Tokyo, Japan

Architecture

• Kendall Preston Jr.:
  New Architectures for Vision. 1-10
  
• Alberto Broggi, Vincenzo D'Andrea, Francesco Gregoretti:
  A Low-Cost Parallel VLSI Architecture for Low-Level Vision. 11-16
  
• Anders Åström, Robert Forchheimer:
  MAPP2200 Smart Vision Sensor. Programmability and Adaptivity. 17-20
  
• G. Gugliotta, Alberto Machì:
  The Versatile Image Processor V. I. P. (Hardware Design). 21-24
  

3D Object Recognition

• Akira Utsumi, Yasushi Yagi, Masahiko Yachida:
  Estimating Surface and Spatial Structure from Wire-Frame Model Using Geometrical & Heuristical Relation. 25-28
  
• Thomas M. Breuel:
  View-Based Recognition. 29-32
  
• John Canning:
  Recognising Objects with Variable Appearances Using the VAPOR Model. 33-38
  
• Alan Wui Tze Lim, Eam Khwang Teoh, Dinesh P. Mital:
  A Hybrid Approach towards Segmentation of Range Images. 39-42
  
• Mattias Johannesson, Anders Åström, Per-Erik Danielsson:
  An Image Sensor for Sheet-of-Light Range Imaging. 43-46
  

Poster Session 1

• Yoshihiro Fujita, Nobuyuki Yamashita, Shin'ichiro Okazaki:
  A Real-Time Vision System Using Integrated Memory Array Processor Prototype LSI. 47-50
  
• M. Pizzocaro:
  An Host-Target Environment for Real Time Image Processing. 51-54
  
• Mohamed Akil, Nizar Zarka:
  VLSI Optimal Edge Detection Chip: Canny-Deriche Filter. 55-58
  
• Sergey Ablameyko, V. Bereishik, O. Frantskevich, M. Homenko, E. Melnik, N. Paramonova:
  Fast Raster-to-Vector Conversion of Large-Size 2d Line-Drawings in a Restricted Computer Memory. 59-62
  
• Stephen M. Blackburn:
  Extraction of Color Region Boundaries. 63-66
  
• Sabine Randriamasy, André Gagalowicz:
  Region-Based Top-Down Segmentation Controlled by Stereo Matching. 67-70
  
• Frank Hönes, Rainer Zimmer:
  Separation of Textual and Non-textual Information within Mixed-Mode Documents. 71-74
  
• Thomas Bayer:
  Representing and Utilising Knowledge for Understanding Structured Documents. 75-78
  
• Qin Luo, Toyohide Watanabe, Noboru Sugie:
  Structure Recognition of Table-Form Documents on the Basis of the Automatic Acqusition of Layout Knowledge. 79-82
  
• Frank Lebourgeois, Jean-Luc Henry, Hubert Emptoz:
  An OCR System for Printed Documents. 83-86
  
• Miyuki Kawashima, Ryuji Tokunaga, Yuzo Hirai:
  Contour Map Reconstruction via Multi-Module Parallel Computational Scheme. 87-92
  
• Katsuji Imai, Kazutoshi Gouhara, Yoshiki Uchikawa:
  Neural Networks Applied to Recognition of CCD Camera Images where a 3-Digit Number is Stamped on the Surface of Chip Resistors. 93-96
  
• Min Seok Rang, Young Kug Ham, Hong Kyu Chung, Rae-Hong Park, Gwi-Tae Park:
  Recognition of Raised Characters for Rubber Tires Classification. 97-100
  
• Yoshitomo Yaginuma, Masao Sakauchi:
  Image Sequence Analysis Using Color Multiplex Image. 101-104
  
• Sanbao Xu, Per-Erik Danielsson:
  Robust Estimation of Focus of Expansion and Depth from High Confidence Optical Flow. 105-108
  
• Xiaoping Hu, Narendra Ahuja:
  Long Image Sequence Motion Analysis Using Polynomial Motion Models. 109-114
  
• Satoshi Abe, Koji Nakamura, Mamoru Maekawa, Takanobu Endo, Nobuyuki Sugiura:
  Full-Passive Human Recognition from Image Sequences. 115-118
  
• Frédéric Elsner, Khaled Hacine, Naceur Kerkeni, Jean-Claude Angué, Michel Bourton:
  Proposition of a Human Motion Tracking Method by Temporal-Spatial Segmentation in an Image Sequence. 119-122
  
• Jian-qin Liu, Nanning Zheng, Xudong Guan:
  A New Perceptual Approach to Noisy X-Ray Image Segmentation. 123-128
  
• Manuela Schäfer, Dinu Scheppelmann, Uwe Engelmann, Hans-Peter Meinzer:
  Segmentation of T1-, T2-, and PD-Weighted MR Images. 129-132
  
• Yoichi Takeshita, Mutsuhiro Terauchi, Kenji Onaga:
  A Method for Tumor Shape Extraction from X-Ray Mammography. 133-136
  
• Shinichiro Gomi, Koichiro Deguchi:
  A Hierarchical Determination of Optimal Camera and Light-Source Positions for Model-Based Recognition. 137-140
  
• Frédéric Falzon, Gérard Giraudon, Marc Berthod:
  A Multiscale Analysis Model Applied to Natural Surfaces. 141-144
  
• Susumu Maruno, Chow Yuet Dih, Yasuharu Shimeki, Takashi Anezaki, Yoshikazu Okahashi:
  Object Recognition Using Temporal Pattern Recognition Networks with Adaptive Segmentation of Quantizer Neuron Architecture (TASQA). 145-148
  
• Satoru Morita, Toshio Kawashima, Yoshinao Aoki:
  Generating Hierarchical Aspect Graph Using Silhouettes of Curved Objects. 149-152
  
• Daijin Kim, Minsoo Suk:
  Invariant Object Recognition Using Neural Network Ensemble on the CM. 153-158
  
• Jun Ogata, Mikiya Sase, Yukio Kosugi:
  Neural Network Approaches for Attractive Area Extraction from Video Images. 159-162
  
• Masashi Koga, Tatsuya Murakami, Yoshihiro Shima, Hiromichi Fujisawa:
  An Extraction Method of Search Indexes for Graph Image Retrieval. 163-166
  
• Marc Viala, Christian Faye, Jean-Pierre Guerin, Didier Juvin:
  Cylindrical Object Reconstruction with a Moving Camera Embedded in a Poor robotic platform. 167-170
  
• Chao Zhang, Baozong Yuan:
  Representation and Reconstruction of Three-Dimensional Objects Using Nonlinear Deformable Superquadric Models. 171-174
  
• Tesuo Kiuchi, Katsushi Ikeuchi:
  Determining Surface Roughness and Shape of Specular Diffuse Lobe Objects Using Photometric Sampling Device. 175-175
  
• Makoto Maruya, Keiji Nemoto, Yosuke Takashima:
  A Texture Based Shape Connection Method for 3-D Shape Reconstruction. 179-178
  
• Makoto Kato:
  Theoretical Analysis of Scanning Electron Microscopes with Plural Detectors as an Application Field of Photometric Stereo. 183-186
  

Motion & Navigation

• Lampros Tsinas, Feiyu Liu:
  Effective Vision Algorithms for Detection of Structured and Unstructured Roads. 187-190
  
• Michel Buffa, Olivier D. Faugeras, Zhengyou Zhang:
  A Complete Navigation System for a Mobile Robot, Using Real-Time Stereovision and the Delaunay Triangulation. 191-194
  
• Xavier Lebègue, Jake K. Aggarwal:
  A Mobile Robot for Visual Measurements in Architectural Applications. 195-198
  
• Kenji Mase, Atsushi Sato, Yasuhito Suenaga, Kenichiro Ishii:
  A Fast Object Flow Estimation Method Based on Spacetime Image Analysis. 199-202
  
• Kenji Nagao, Masaki Sohma, Katsura Kawakami, Michihiro Kobayakawa, Shigeru Ando:
  Finding Spatio-Temporal Contour of Moving Objects. 203-208
  
• Alberto Del Bimbo, Paolo Nesi, Jorge L. C. Sanz:
  Estimation and Interpretation of Optical Flow Fields for Counting Moving Objects. 209-214
  

Image Processing & Algorithm

• Katsunori Inoue, Wonchan Seo:
  Background Image Generation by Cooperative Parallel Processing Under Severe Outdoor Condition. 215-218
  
• Yasuko Takahashi, Akio Shio, Kenichiro Ishii:
  Character Extraction from Gray Images Based on Mathematical Morphology. 219-222
  
• J. E. Fischer, D. Homeister, J. Lehmler, G. Roos:
  High Speed Autofocus for Microscopic Images. 223-226
  
• Akira Inoue, Johji Tajima:
  Adaptive Image Sharpening Method Using Edge Sharpness. 227-230
  
• Jun Yamane, Masao Sakauchi:
  An Experiment of Realization of Fully Automated Keyword Extraction in Image Database System. 231-234
  
• Pascal Legrand, Jean-Pierre Dérutin:
  Contour Based Image Segmentation Process on a Parallel Vision Machine. 235-240
  

Poster Session 2

• Marc Berthod, Gérard Giraudon, Jean Paul Stromboni:
  Massively Parallel Image Segmentation on the Connection Machine. 241-244
  
• A. Amorouayeche:
  Morphological Algorithms Adapted to a Linear Acquisition. 245-248
  
• Miguel Angel Fernández, José Mira:
  Permanence Memory: A System for Real Time Motion Analysis in Image Sequences. 249-252
  
• Gaetano Gerardi, Giancarlo Parodi:
  The Programmable and Configurable Low Level Vision Unit of the HERMIA Machine. 253-256
  
• Malek Adjouadi, Habibie Sumargo, Jean Andrian, Frank M. Candocia:
  The Domain of Orthogonal Transforms and the Understanding of Image Features. 257-260
  
• Luciano da Fontoura Costa:
  Towards a Versatile Framework for Intermediate-Level Computer Vision. 261-264
  
• Bruno Vasselle, Gérard Giraudon:
  A Multi-Scale Regularity Measure as Geometric Criterion for Image Segmentation. 265-268
  
• Xudong Guan, Jian-qin Liu, Nanning Zheng:
  A New Parallel Scheme for Robust Segmentation of Textured Images. 269-272
  
• Dinu Scheppelmann, Jochen Frey, Manuela Schäfer, Hans-Peter Meinzer:
  A Parallel Topological Map for Image Segmentation. 273-276
  
• Jens Michael Carstensen, Michael Grunkin, Knut Conradsen:
  Measurement of Enzymatic Treatment Effect on Textile Using Digital Image Analysis. 277-280
  
• Andrew Laine, Jian Fan:
  Texture Classification by Wavelet Packet Signatures. 281-286
  
• Young Kug Ham, Hong Kyu Chung, In Kwon Kim, Rae-Hong Park, Chang Bum Lee, Sang Joong Kim, Byeong Nam Yoon:
  Hierarchical Recognition of Mixed Documents Consisting of the Korean/Alphanumeric Texts and Graphic Images. 287-290
  
• Rainer Hoch:
  Hybrid Structured Dictionary for Improving Text Recognition. 291-294
  
• Atsuhiro Takasu, Shin'ichi Satoh, Eishi Katsura:
  A Syntactical Approach to the Database Construction Method from Document Images. 295-298
  
• Joachim M. Gloger, Boris Pasternak, Rainer Sprengel, G. Gabrielides, Nailja Luth, M. Timmermann:
  An Al-Aided System for the Conversion of Paper-Based Technical Drawings into a CAD Format. 299-302
  
• Katsumi Marukawa, Masashi Koga, Yoshihiro Shima, Hiromichi Fujisawa:
  Error Correction for Recognition of Handwritten Kanji Names Using a Name Knowledge Base. 303-308
  
• Bin-Yih Liao, Ming-Shing Young:
  Design of a Fuzzy Inspection and Recognition System for Binary Image. 309-312
  
• Weiming Yao, Tsutomu Horikoshi, Takayuki Yasuno, Satoshi Suzuki:
  Structure from Motion Using Coarse to Fine 3d Voting. 313-316
  
• Zhen Hong, Narendra Ahuja:
  Target Tracking from Binocular Image Sequence Using the Autoregressive Moving Average Model. 317-320
  
• Shuichi Nishio, Yuichi Ohta:
  Tracking of Vehicles at an Intersection by Integration of Multiple Image Sensors. 321-324
  
• Christophe Collet, André Quinquis, Jean-Marc Boucher:
  Cloudy Sky Velocity Map Based on Matched Filter. 325-328
  
• Frédéric Jurie, Patrick Rives, Jean Gallice, Jean-Luc Brame:
  Vision Based Control Approach to High Speed Automatic Vehicle Guidance. 329-334
  
• Haibo Li, Robert Forchheimer:
  Depth Independent Facial Movement Estimation. 335-338
  
• Hirohiko Sagawa, Hiroshi Sakou, Masahiro Abe:
  Sign Language Translation System Using Continuous DP Matching. 339-342
  
• Hideo Tamamoto, Yuichi Narita, Akira Yanase, Futoshi Saito, Kazuto Komatsu:
  A Measuring System for Traffic Flow of Passers-by by Processing ITV Image in Real Time. 343-348
  
• Yoshitomo Yaginuma, Masao Sakauchi:
  A Proposal of a Multimedia Cooperative Drama Scene Recognition System. 349-352
  
• Masahisa Kaneta, Hitoshi Kanoh, Kimiharu Kanemaru, Toshio Nagai:
  Image Processing Method for Intruder Detection around Power Line Towers. 353-356
  
• Bertrand Collin, Bertrand Zavidovique:
  Under the Sun Light. From Physics to Image Processing. 357-362
  
• Masataka Ajiro, Hiroyuki Miyata, Takashi Kan, Makoto Ono:
  Satellite Image Processing Using Cellular Array Processor (CAP). 363-366
  
• Daisuke Yagi, Keiichi Abe, Hiromasa Nakatani:
  Segmentation of Color Aerial Photographs Using HSV Color Models. 367-370
  
• Katsunori Inoue, Shuichi Fukuda, Masashi Okubo, Tong Qin:
  Model Based Object Recognition Using Modified Coded Boundary Representation (MCBR) Method. 371-374
  
• Seiji Ishikawa, Keiichi Sato, Predrag Minovic, Kiyoshi Kato:
  An Interactive 3d Symmetry Analysis System. 375-378
  
• Yasuo Seki, Hisayuki Tatsumi:
  Stereo Matching Based on Iterative Incompatibility Revision. 379-384
  
• Bikash Sabata, J. K. Aggarwal:
  Correspondence of Surfaces in a Sequence of Range Images for Motion Estimation and Tracking. 385-388
  
• Takio Kurita, Pierre Boulanger:
  Computation of Surface Curvature from Range Images Using Geometrically Intrinsic Weights. 389-392
  

Map & Drawing

• Karl Tombre:
  Technical Drawing Recognition and Understanding: From Pixels to Semantics. 393-402
  
• Peter Mowforth:
  Data Conversion for GIS. 403-406
  
• Shin'ichi Satoh, Masao Sakauchi:
  Understanding Rule Generation Supporting System for Drawing Understanding using Interaction with User. 407-410
  
• Gerhard Roth:
  Primitive Extraction Using Incremental Curve Generation. 411-414
  

Applications 1

• Curt L. Orbert, Ewert Bengtsson, Bo Nordin:
  Practical Considerations about a 2d Algorithm for Object Orientation in Industrial Applications. 415-418
  
• Hideaki Doi, Yasuhiko Hara, Koichi Karasaki, Tadashi Iida, Takashi Furutani, Shigeki Kitamura, Norihiro Minatani, Satashi Shinada:
  Automated Inspection of Printed Circuit Board Patterns Referenced to CAD Data. 419-4284
  
• Saburo Okada, Masaaki Imade, Hidekazu Miyauchi, Tetsuhiro Sumimoto, Hideki Yamamoto:
  Detection and Discrimination of Surface Defects by Analyzing Diffraction Pattern of Laser Beam. 425-428
  
• Takashi Hiroi, Kazushi Yoshimura, Takanori Ninomiya, Toshimitsu Hamada, Yasuo Nakagawa, Shigeki Mio, Kouichi Karasaki, Hideaki Sasaki:
  Development of Solder Joint Inspection Method Using Air Stimulation Speckle Vibration Detection Method and Fluorescence Detection Method. 429-434
  

SD Shape Analysis & Recognition

• Alex Pentland:
  Modal Descriptions for Recognition and Tracking. 435-444
  
• Kenichi Kanatani:
  Statistical Reliability of 3-D Computing from Images. 445-448
  
• Latifa Guisser, René Payrissat, Serge Castan:
  An Accurate 3d Vision System Using a Projected Grid for Surface Geometrical Study. 449-452
  
• Tomas Gustavsson, Quan Liang:
  Three Dimensional Boundary Detection Using Higher-Order Surface Fitting and Directional Smoothing. 453-456
  
• Yoshinao Aoki, Shin Tanahashi, Osamu Kinoshita, Hideaki Nakamura:
  Development of a System for Producing Stereo Ground Models by Optical Lithography. 457-460
  

Human Motion & Face Analysis

• Shizuo Sakamoto, Yoko Miyao, Johji Tajima:
  Extracting Feature Points on Human Eye Photographs. 461-464
  
• Shigeru Akamatsu, Tsutomu Sasaki, Hideo Fukamachi, Yasuhito Suenaga:
  Target Image Extraction for Face Recognition Using the Sub-Space Classification Method. 465-468
  
• Yasushi Sumi, Yuichi Ohta:
  Human Face Analysis Based on Distributed 2d Appearance Models. 469-472
  
• Masaaki Fukumoto, Kenji Mase, Yasuhito Suenaga:
  Real-Time Detection of Pointing Actions for a Glove-Free Interface. 473-476
  
• Roberto Cipolla, Yasukazu Okamoto, Yoshinori Kuno:
  Qualitative Visual Interpretation of 3d Hand Gestures Using Motion Parallax. 477-482
  

Poster Session 3

• Mohamed Akil, Eric Dujardin:
  A 'Hyper-Pyramid' Architecture for Massively Parallel Image Processing. 483-486
  
• Hideto Motomura, Katsuhiro Kanamori, Teruo Fumoto, Hiroaki Kotera:
  Applications of the Color Conversion System Using the LUT and Interpolation to the Real-Time Color Recognition. 487-490
  
• Min Xue, Abdelhamid Hachicha, Alain Mérigot:
  An Efficient Parallel Implementation of the Laplacian Pyramid Algorithm. 491-494
  
• Balaram Bhattacharyya:
  A Rule-Based Expert System for Low Level Image Processing. 495-498
  
• Hiroyasu Koshimizu, Munetoshi Numada:
  On a Basic Consideration of the Warp Model of Hough Transform. 499-502
  
• Abdelmalek B. C. Zidouri, Supoj Chinveeraphan, Makoto Sato:
  A Stroke Index for Document Image Analysis Based on the MCR Expression Method. 503-506
  
• Masaharu Ozaki, Yuusuke Ishida:
  A Document Analysis Method Based on a Consistent Structural Model of Document Elements and Pages. 507-510
  
• Koichi Kise, Tadamichi Shiraishi, Shinobu Takamatsu, Hiroji Kusaka:
  Improvement of Text Image Recognition Based on Linguistic Constraints. 511-514
  
• Wookhyun Kim, Takashi Furukawa, Yuzo Hirai, Ryuji Tokunaga:
  Extraction and Reconstruction of Road Segments by Spatial Filters. 515-518
  
• Hisao Niwa, Kazuhiro Kayashima, Yasuharu Shimeki:
  Postprocessing for Character Recognition Using Keyword Information. 519-522
  
• Minami Miyauchi, Masatoshi Seki, Akira Watanabe, Arata Miyauchi:
  Interpretation of Optical Flow through Neural Network Learning. 523-528
  
• Satoshi Abe, Taizo Okano, Hisao Sato, Koki Sengoku, Nobuaki Shimada, Noboru Kazuki:
  A High-Speed Image Processor for Detection of Pavement Cracks. 529-532
  
• Mo Weiguo:
  Combining Motion Smoothness and Grayscale Consistency in Analysing Real World Human Body Motion. 533-536
  
• Akihiko Sugikawa:
  A New Multi-Stage Face Identification in Motion Picture. 537-540
  
• Joan Batlle Grabulosa, Antonio B. Martinez:
  Detection of Scene Changes for Efficient Image Transmission from a Moving Camera. 541-544
  
• Hideyuki Ban, Akihide Hashizume, Ryuuichi Suzuki:
  Interactive Surface Display for 3d Medical Images Using Multilayer Range Images. 545-548
  
• Mylène Roussel, Xiao-Wei Tu, Dominique Fontaine:
  Biological Object Classification and Identification on Light Microscopy Images. 549-552
  
• Kazuhiko Fukuda, Makoto Watanabe, Masao Nitoh, Yuh Maruko, Youji Suzuki:
  Agricultural Products Sorting System by Using High-Speed Image Pipelined Processor and FA Components. 553-556
  
• Gunilla Borgefors, Gabriella Sanniti di Baja:
  Parallel Analysis of Non Convex Shapes Digitized on the Hexagonal Grid. 557-560
  
• Thomas W. Rauber, A. S. Steiger-Garção:
  2-D Form Descriptors Based on a Normalized Parametric Polar Transform (UNL Transform). 561-566
  
• Katsuyuki Kamei, Yasuaki Nakamura, Shigeru Abe:
  A Real-Time Deformable Clay Model for Rotationally Symmetric Objects. 567-570
  
• R. K. Kunchev, Mariofanna G. Milanova:
  A CAD Based Knowledge Vision System for 3d Objects Recognition. 571-574
  
• Hongbin Zha, Tadashi Nagata:
  3-D Curved Object Recognition Based on Parameter Nets Weighted with Feature Saliency. . . .. 575-578
  
• Raj Talluri, J. K. Aggarwal:
  Transform Clustering for Model-Image Feature Correspondence. 579-582
  
• Morito Shiohara, Hiroshi Kamada:
  Illumination-Invariant Active Vision. 583-586
  
• Yoshiharu Morimoto, Yutaka Yoshioka:
  3-D Shape Measurement by Extraction of Characteristics Using Image Processing. 587-590
  
• Toshikazu Wada, Takashi Matsuyama:
  Shape from Shading on Textured Cylindrical Surface - Restoring Distorted Scanner Images of Unfolded Book Surfaces. 591-594
  
• Yoshifumi Kitamura, Takeo Kimura, Masatoshi Okutomi, Hideyuki Tamura:
  Surface Reconstruction with Triangular Patches from Multiscale Range Images. 595-598
  
• Tetsuo Miyake, Ken Uemura, Shigeyuki Seto, Yasunari Saito, Kazuaki Shimizu:
  A Technique for Reconstructing Shape of Specular Surfaces. 599-602
  
• Jesse S. Jin, Wai-Kiang Yeap, Brian G. Cox:
  Recovering Depth in Stereo Calculation. 603-606
  
• Hironobu Takahashi, Hideo Hirono, Hajime Terasaki, Fumiaki Tomita:
  Primitive Based Stereo for the Can-Picking Robots. 607-610
  
• E-ren Chuang, David Sher:
  Implementation of an Object-Oriented & Declarative Language for Image Understanding. 611-614
  
• Charles R. Allen, Roy Booth:
  A Monocular Technique for the Reconstruction of 3d Shape Using a Cooperating Robot Arm. 615-618
  

Applications 2

• Claus-E. Liedtke:
  New Machine Vision Applications in Germany. 619-628
  
• Yasuharu Jin, Yuichiro Goto, Hiroyuki Naito, Y. Aono, Akio Iwake:
  In-Motion Inspection of Obstacles around Railways by a Highly Accurate Laser-Sectioning Method. 629-632
  
• Jeong-Kee Kim, Chan-Eung Park, Kwae-Hi Lee:
  Automatic Digital Elevation Model Extraction Using SPOT Satellite Image. 633-638
  
• Gopal Sarma Pingali, Ramesh Jain:
  Probe Shape Recovery in Scanning Probe Microscopy. 639-642
  
• Michel Chapron, N. Ivanov, P. Boissard, P. Valery:
  3d Reconstruction of Plants. 643-646
  

Late Arrival

• Jian-qin Liu, Nanning Zheng, Li Wei, Qingyuan Wang:
  A Neural Network Based Method for Automated Classification of Sheep Leather Images. 647-649