MVA 1996: Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Proceedings of IAPR Workshop on Machine Vision Applications, MVA 1996, November 12-14, 1996, Tokyo, Japan. 1996
Motion and Focal Plane Architectures

Hichem Sahli, Patrick de Muynck, Jan Cornelis: A Kalman Filter-Based Update Scheme for Road Following. 5-9
Takayuki Hamamoto, Kiyoharu Aizawa, Mitsutoshi Hatori: Video Enhancement Sensor Using Motion Adaptive Storage Time. 14-17
Marius Vasiliu, Francis Devos: A Focal Plane Array for Hot Punctual Target Identification and Tracking. 18-21
Algorithms
Christian Küblbeck, Christoph Schittko, Thomas Wagner: Automatic Configuration of Systems for Texture Analysis. 22-25
Ali A. Abkar, Nanno J. Mulder: A Comparison between Top-Down and Bottom-Up Image Analysis in Terms of the Complexity of Searching a Problem Space. 30-33
Poster Session 1
Pieter Jonker, Eddy Olk, Koen Volker: Parallel Image Processing on Heterogeneous SIMD-MIMD Machines. 34-38
Joji Iisaka: A Coarse Parallel Image Processing System for Remote Sensing. 39-42
Tomoyuki Hamada: A Modularized Vision System Using a Distributed Cooperative Architecture. 43-46
Hiroshi Ueno, Seiji Ishikawa, Yoshinori Otsuka, Kiyoshi Kato: Automatic Spinal Deformity Detection by Two Characteristic Axes. 47-50
Kyong-Ho Kim, Sung-Il Chien, Yong-Bum Lee, Kwang-Soo Kim: Analog and Digital Meter Recognition Using Computer Vision. 51-54
Anders Åström, Erik Åstrand: A Compact and High Performance Wood Inspection System Using Smart Sensor Technique and Real-Time Parallel Processing. 59-62
Chunxiao Li, Pingtao Wang, Heitou Zen, Masao Sakauchi: Creation of Plane-Spatiotemporal-Image Using a Selected Slit. 63-66
Makoto Kato: Interactive Image Segmentation System for Visual Simulation. 67-70
Yoshihisa Adachi, Minoru Asada, Takayuki Nakamura: Correlation-Based Visual Tracking Enhanced by Affine Motion Description. 75-78
Yi-Bing Yang, H. T. Tsui: Position Estimation and Correction of Mobile Robot by Model-based Scene Matching and Optimization Method. 79-82
Aiqun Wang, Nanning Zheng, Lixing Yuan: One Dimensional Motion Detector - Multiplicative Inhibitory Velocity Detector (MIVD). 83-86

Takanori Aoi, Hiroshi Nagahashi: 3-D Modeling from a Single Sketch Image Using Genetic Algorithms. 95-98
Takashi Kobayashi, Osamu Nishimura, Koh Kakusho, Seiichiro Dan, Tadahiro Kitahashi: Shape Recovery for Input of a Rough 3D Shape by Its 2D Sketch. 99-102
Nozha Boujemaa, Olivier Montagu, Claude Sourti, Gilles Roux: Symbolic Segmentation of Handwritten Numerals with Robust Fuzzy Clustering. 103-106
Yoshihiro Mitani, Yoshihiko Hamamoto, Shingo Tomita: Evaluation of the Noise Injection in High Dimensions. 107-110
Hoo Byong Yun, Dong Un An, Seong Jong Chung: Region Segmentation of the Color Images for Recognition Based on the Spatial Characteristic and Histogram. 111-114
Megumi Kawata, Jack Koplowitz, Masato Sakata: A Study on Subpixel Smoothing for Binary Images. 119-122
Fumihiko Saitoh: Components Recognition by the Generalized Hough Transform Using Multiple Two-dimensional Parameter Spaces. 123-126
Toshinori Hayashi, Yuzuru Tanaka: Image Features Based on a Mixed Fractal Model and Evaluation of Their Effectiveness in Image Retrieval. 127-130
Lin Yu Tseng, Rung Ching Chen: An Efficient Recognition and Data Extraction Method for Table-Form Documents. 131-134
Takayuki Kondo, Kazuhito Murakami, Hiroyasu Koshimizu: On a Simple Method for Corresponding 3-D Facial Images and Its Application to Generate Facial Caricature. 135-138
Hiroshi Shinjo, Kazuki Nakashima, Masashi Koga, Katsumi Marukawa, Yoshihiro Shima, Eiichi Hadano: A Connecting Method for Disappeared Corner Patterns in Form Documents. 139-142
Kazuki Nakashima, Masashi Koga, Katsumi Marukawa, Yoshihiro Shima: A Restoration Method for Broken Handwritten Line-figures with Connecting Terminal Points. 143-146
Masakazu Nishijima, Toyohide Watanabe: An Automatic Extraction of Road Information on the Basis of Cooperative Hypotheses Interpretation Mechanism. 147-150
Invited Talk 1
Thien M. Ha, Horst Bunke, Guido Kaufmann: Perturbation Models: A New Approach to Improving Handwriting Recognition. 151-159
Architectures
Sholin Kyo, Kan Sato: Efficient Implementation of Image Processing Algorithms on Linear Processor Arrays Using the Data Parallel Language IDC. 160-165
Eril Mozef, Serge Weber, Jamal Jaber, Claude Bataille: LAPCAM, Linear Array of Processors Using Content-Addressable Memories: A New Design of Machine Vision for Parallel Image Computations. 166-169
Yoshihiro Fujita, Nobuyuki Yamashita, Shin'ichiro Okazaki: IMAP-VISION: An SIMD Processor with High-Speed On-chip Memory and Large Capacity External Memory. 170-173
Yudi Yanuhardi, Trio Adiono, Tati Rajab Mengko: TMP5X5T1M: A Configurable Binary Morphological and Template Matching Processor. 174-177
Mahmoud Meribout, Takeshi Ogura, Mamoru Nakanishi: Real-time Hough Transform Based Circular Shape Extraction. 178-182
Applications 1

Kentaro Hayashi, Yoshinori Kuno, Yoshiaki Shirai: Human-Robot Interface with Appropriate Frame Selection. 187-190
Yasuhiko Watanabe, Yoshihiro Okada, Tatsuhiko Tsunoda, Makoto Nagao: Aligning Articles in TV Newscasts and Newspapers. 191-195
Ebroul Izquierdo, Michael Karl: Low Complexity Disparity Estimation and Object-Based Image Synthesis for Multi-Viewpoint Stereoscopic Videoconferencing. 196-199
Keith J. Hanna, Robert Mandelbaum, Deepam Mishra, Vince Paragano, Lambert E. Wixson: A System for Non-Intrusive Human Iris Acquisition and Identification. 200-203
Joachim Denzler, Heinrich Niemann: 3D Data Driven Prediction for Active Contour Models with Application to Car Tracking. 204-207
Toshikazu Wada, Takekazu Kato: Event Driven Motion-Image Classification by Selective Attention Model. 208-211
Wlodzimierz Kasprzak, Heinrich Niemann: Applying a Dynamic Recognition Scheme for Vehicle Recognition in Many Object Traffic Scenes. 212-215
Antonis A. Argyros, Manolis I. A. Lourakis, Panos E. Trahanias, Stelios C. Orphanoudakis: Fast Visual Detection of Changes in 3D Motion. 216-219
Masafumi Tominaga, Kunihito Kato, Kazuhito Murakami, Hiroyasu Koshimizu: Realization of Askant Glance Camera Vision System by Using Extended Hough Transform. 220-224
Poster Session 2

Ying-Jieh Huang, Hiroshi Dohi, Mitsuru Ishizuka: A Vision System with Dual Viewing Angles for Spontaneous Speech Dialogue Environment. 229-232
Zhongchao Shi, Ryosuke Shibasaki: An Approach to Automated House Recognition from Digital Stereo Imagery. 233-236
Takafumi Hara, Tomoyuki Kudou, Eturo Yokoyama, Hidetoshi Miike, Atsushi Nomura: Recovering 3D-Shape from Motion Stereo under Non-Uniform Illumination - A Vision System for Mobile Robot Carring an Illumination Source -. 241-244
Kazuya Takahashi, Tadaaki Kitamura, Masao Takatoo, Yoshiki Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki Satoh: Traffic Flow Measuring System by Image Processing. 245-248
Georges Quénot: Computation of Optical Flow Using Dynamic Programming. 249-252
Ping Xiao, Maylor K. H. Leung, Kok Cheong Wong: Eleview: An Active Elevator Monitoring Vision System. , . 253-256
Kayoko Kitai: A Study of Automatically Tracking Pedestrian Flow. 257-260
Toshifumi Honda, Yukio Matsuyama, Hisae Yamamura, Hideaki Sasazawa, Takanori Ninomiya, Ludwig Listl, Anton Schick, Richard Schneider: Automated Visual Inspection Algorithm for Solder Joint of Surface Mount Devices Based on Three Dimensional Shape Analysis. 261-266
Erik R. van Dop, Paul P. L. Regtien: Object Recognition from Range Images Using Superquadric Representations. 267-270
Dmitry Langumovsky, Sergey Ablameyko, M. Kutas: Extraction of Topological Features of Integrated Circuit from Grey-Scale Image. 271-274
Yasuo Yoshida, Yue Wu: Classification of Rotated and Scaled Textured Images Using Spectral Moments. 275-278
Ivá Valdés, Yoshihiko Nomura, Yasunaga Mitsuya: Equidistant Snakes: Accurate Irregular Shaped Contour Detection. 285-288
Ichiro Murase, Shun'ichi Kaneko, Satoru Igarashi: Inductive Learning of Primitive Shape Features of Closed Contours. 289-292
Masaki Otsuki, Yukio Sato: Highlight Separation Using Multiple Images with Intensities and Ranges.. 293-296
Hitoshi Saji: Measuring Three-Dimensional Shapes of a Human Face Using Photometric Stereo Method with Two Light Sources and Slit Patterns. 297-300
Tae Wan Choi, DaeHyun Ryu, Jae-Chang Kim: Implementation of an Orientation Selective Hierarchical Spatial Filter Using Diffusion Network. 301-304
Phongsuphap Sukanya, Ryo Takamatsu, Makoto Sato: Texture Classification Based on Topographic Image Structure. 305-308
Xavier Cufí, Alicia Casals: A Criterion for Circumscribed Contours Determination for Image Segmentation. 309-312
Yoshiaki Kuno, Tohru Yagi, Yoshiki Uchikawa: A Wide-View VR System with Multi-Level Description and Rendering of 3D Scenes. 313-316
Yuichi Murai, Kazumasa Bansho, Ken-Ichi Noda: Pitched Baseball Image Extraction in Natural Color TV Scene and Its Trajectory Pursuit. 317-320
Kenji Terada, Masaki Fujikawa, Jun-Ichi Yamaguchi: An Automatic Method of Counting the Passing People through the Gate by Using Two Space-time Images. 321-324
Yoshihiro Kawai, Fumiaki Tomita: A Support System for the Visually Disabled to Recognize 3D Objects. 325-328
Hiroshi Mo, Shin'ichi Satoh, Masao Sakauchi: A New Type of Video Scene Classification System Based on Typical Model Database. 329-332
Han Wang, Stan Z. Li, S. Ragupathi: A Fast and Robust Approach for Document Segmentation and Classification. 333-336
Qifa Ke, Jing Xiao, Zhiyong Yang: Energy-based Method for Road Extraction from Satellite Images. 337-340
Souad Tayeb-bey, Alexandre S. Saidi, Hubert Emptoz: Grammatical Approach for the Physical and Logical Structure of Documents Analysis; Application to Summary Documents. 341-343

Invited Talk 2
Gérard G. Medioni: Using Computer Vision in Real Applications: Two Success Stories, . 352-360
Documents and Maps
Paul C. K. Kwok, Lok C. Wong: Run-time Behavior of Contour Tracing Algorithms for Document Conversion. 361-364
Chang-Heon Woo, Soo Yong Kim, Sung-Nam Oh: A New Method for Extracting Map Elements by Their Colors and Shapes from Color Cartographic Maps. 365-368
Hiroyuki Masai, Toyohide Watanabe: Identification of Document Types from Various Kinds of Document Images Based on Physical and Layout Features. 369-372
Gerd Maderlechner, Thomas Brückner, Peter Suda: IDA: A System for Automated Sorting, Indexing, and Classification of Documents. 373-376
Jean-Luc Henry, Frank Lebourgeois: Cooperation between Patterns Recognition and Contextual Analysis: Application to the Reading of Printed Documents. 377-380
Shape
Atsushi Sakai, Yoshihiko Nomura, Yasunaga Mitsuya: Matching for Affine Transformed Pictures Using Hough Planes. 381-384
Massimo De Gregorio: Is That Portal Ghotic? A Hybrid System for Recognising Architectural Portal Shapes. 389-392
3D

Il Dong Yun, Ja Seong Ku, Sang Uk Lee: Inspection of Shiny Surface Using a Laser Range Finder. 401-405
Ikuko Shimizu, Koichiro Deguchi: A Method to Register Multiple Range Images from Unknown Viewing Directions. 406-409
Pingtao Wang, Chunxiao Li, Heitou Zen, Masao Sakauchi: 3D Information Acquisition from Plane Spatio-Temporal Images with Complicated Camera Motion. 410-413
Jaap Glas, Ferdinand van der Heijden: A Radiometric Noise Model for Estimating Geometrical Parameters of 3-D Bodies from Multispectral Images. 414-417
Poster Session 3
Kiyoharu Aizawa, Yuichiro Egi, Takayuki Hamamoto, Yasuhiro Ohtsuka, Mitsutoshi Hatori, Hitoshi Maruyama, M. Abe: Focal Plane Compression Sensors Based on Pixel Parallel and Column Parallel Architectures. 418-421
Gunter Magin, Christian Robl, Georg Färber: A Single Processor Realtime Edge-Line Extraction System for Feature Tracking. 422-425
Yutaka Nagashima, Takeshi Nakazono, Takakazu Ishimatsu: Parallel Implementation of Features Extraction Using Morphological Filter. 426-429
Eiichi Hosoya, Takeshi Ogura, Mamoru Nakanishi: Real-time 3D Feature Extraction Hardware Algorithm with Feature Point Matching Capability. 430-433
Antonio Jose Garrido del Solo, Pedro Cuenca, Francisco J. Quiles, Teresa Olivares: Utilization of Network-Based Multicomputer with ATM Technology in Digital linage Processing Applications. . .. 434-437
Yasuhiro Fujimura, Akira Kawanaka, Hideki Hayakawa: Estimating the Propagation Velocity Distribution and the Position of Buried Pipe Using x -t - v Data Matrix of Subsurface Radar Image. 438-443
Hiroki Nakano, Yasuo Yoshida: Detection and Visualization of Macro Defects of Color Liquid Crystal Display through Gabor Transform. 444-449
Kazuaki Nakamura, Jiang Hao, Shinji Yamamoto, Tetsuya Itoh: Document Image Segmentation into Text, Continuous-Tone and Screened-Halftone Region by the Neural Networks. 450-453
Yasukazu Okamoto, Sakae Kusakabe, Hitoshi Hata: Train Wheel Abrasion, Measurement Method Using Contour Information. 454-457
Eiji Takahashi, Hirohumi Terada, Yoshiro Nishimoto, Yuichiro Goto, Akashi Yamaguchi, Hideki Yamamuro, Atushi Miyawaki, Masami Fujii, Makoto Nakamura: Automatic Visual Inspection System for Tape Carrier Package Using Unique Image Processing and Human Visual Support. 462-465
Yuichi Tamura, Ken Hashimoto, Hiroshi Kohda, Yasuji Hattori: Measurement of Displacement of Optical Fiber Using Light Intersection Method. 466-469
Lixu Gu, Naoki Tanaka, Robert M. Haralick, Toyohisa Kaneko: The Extraction of Characters from Scene Image Using Mathematical Morphology. 470-473
Tetsuya Takeda, Yoshihiro Okada: Feature Extraction and Description from Image Based on Isochromatic Information. 474-477
Eric Duquenoy, Abdelmalik Taleb-Ahmed, Yves Beral: A New Approach for Modelisation of Ellipsoidal-based Shape. 478-481
Zhiyong Yang, Songde Ma, Qifa Ke: MDL Mediated by Geometrical Redundancy Reduction and Complement Space. 482-485
Keiichi Yamada, Morimichi Mizuno, Toshihiko Tsukada, Shin Yamamoto: A Robust Vision System against the Change of Lighting Condition. 486-489
Stephen Wang-Cheung Lam: A Relaxed Fuzzy ISODATA Algorithm. 490-493
N. V. Subba Reddy, P. Nagabhushan: A Neural Network Based Multiple Expert System Model for Conflict Resolution. 494-497
Osamu Shiku, Akira Nakamura, Hideaki Takahira, Hideo Kuroda: A Method for Character String Extraction from Binary Images Using Hough Transform. 498-501
Wei Wu, Hiroshi Mo, Masao Sakauchi: An Image Retrieving System Based on User-Specified Recognition Model. 506-509
Jean Michel Marie-Julie, Hassane Essafi: Fast Parallel Multimedia Database Access Based on Wavelet Multiresoliition Pyramidal Decomposition. 510-513
Gang Wang, Yijia Lin, Yueyue Song: The Vectorization of Engineering Drawings Based on Statistics. 514-517
Kyung-Ae Moon, Hyung Lee, Hee-Jun Yoon, Jong-Won Park: A Parallel Processing System for a High-Speed Printed Document Recognition. 518-521
Tsuneo Sobue, Toyohide Watanabe: Identification of Item Fields in Table-form Documents with/without Line Segments. 522-525
Kimihiro Uno, Hidetoshi Miike: A Stereo Vision through Creating a Virtual Image Using Affine Transformation. 526-529
Atsuto Maki, Tomas Uhlin, Jan-Olof Eklundh: A Direct Disparity Estimation Technique for Depth Segmentation. 530-533
Takashi Yoshimi, Yoshihiro Kawai, Fumiaki Tomita: Range Data Segmentation with Principal Vectors and Surface Types. 534-537
Invited Talk 3
Application 2
Petra Perner: Ultra Sonic Image Interpretation for Non-Destructive Testing. 552-554
Itqon, Shun'ichi Kaneko, Hidefumi Kobatake, Fumio Otsuki, Hideyuki Tanaka, Mitsunori Murata: Analysis of Bone Shape by Local Controlled Deformable Contour for Bone Maturity Estimation. 559-562
Ryan Raz: Design of the Cymet A40 Pap Test Prescreener. 566-569



