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1996 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Realization of a Camera System with Color Constancy and Object Recognition

Research Project

Project/Area Number 07680418
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Intelligent informatics
Research InstitutionOsaka Electro-Communication University

Principal Investigator

TOMINAGA Shuuji  Osaka Electro-Communication Univ., Dept.of Engineering Informatics, Professor, 情報工学部, 教授 (10103342)

Project Period (FY) 1995 – 1996
Keywordscolor / color constancy / camera system / object recognition / spectrum / reflectance / highlight
Research Abstract

1.Models for the Spectral Reflectances of Object Surfaces
Dichromatic reflection models are proposed for describing surface-spectral reflectances of a variety of materials. First we describe the standard dichromatic reflection model for inhomogeneous materials. Next the model is extended for describing the spectral reflectances of the materials for which the standard model is inadequate. The reflection characteristics are also analyzed on a chromaticity diagram. We demonstrate practical applications of the reflection models in the fields of computer graphics and color constancy.
2.Estimation of Object Color Images Using a Reflection Model
A method is described for estimating the colors of object surfaces when the measured image contains highlight and interreflection effects. We suppose that multiple objects of inhomogeneous dielectric materials such as plastics are placed close together. First, we estimate the illumination color from highlight areas in the measured image. Next, we estimat … More e the chromaticity of the object color of each surface from the chromaticity distribution of the image. We define a chromaticity plane. The problem of estimating object color is then reduced to finding the vertices of a polygon.
3 A Multi-Channel Vision System for Estimating Surface and Illumination Functions
We describe a set of experimental measurements and theoretical calculations designed to recover both the surface-spectral reflectance function and the illuminant spectral-power distribution from the image data. A multi-channel vision system comprising six color channels was created using a monochrome CCD camera and color filter. The spectral sensitivity of each color channel is calibrated and the dynamic range of the camera is extended to sense a wide range of intensity levels. Three algorithms and the corresponding results are introduced. First, the illuminant parameters are estimated from the sensor measurements made at multiple points within separate objects. Second the sensor responses are corrected for highlight and shading variations. The body reflectance parameters, unique to each surface, are recovered from these corrected values. Experimental results demonstrate that the illuminant spectrum and the surface-spectral reflectance functions can be recovered to within typical deviations of 1 percent and 4 percent, respectively. Less

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  • [Publications] 富永昌二: "Using Reflection Models for Surface Estimation" Proc.of 3rd Color Imaging Conference. 29-33 (1995)

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  • [Publications] 富永昌二: "Analysis of Object Color Images Using a Reflection Model" テレビジョン学会誌. 50. 577-585 (1996)

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  • [Publications] 富永昌二: "Multichannel Vision System for Estimating Surface and Illumination Functions" J.of Optical Society of America A. 13. 2163-2173 (1996)

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  • [Publications] 富永昌二: "Analysis and Rendering of Object Color Images Using a Reflection Model" Proc.of Asia Dosplay '95. 315-318 (1995)

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  • [Publications] S.Tominaga: "Using Reflection Models for Surface Estimation" Proc.of Third Color Imaging Conference. 29-33 (1995)

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  • [Publications] S.Tominaga: "Analysis of Object Color Images Using a Reflection Model" Journal of Institute of Television Engineers of Japan. Vol.50, No.5. 577-585 (1996)

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  • [Publications] S.Tominaga: "Multichannel Vision System for Estimating Surface and Ilumination Functions" Journal of Optical Society of America A. Vol.13, No.11. 2163-2173 (1996)

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  • [Publications] S.Tominaga: "Analysis and Rendering of Object Color Images Using a Reflection Model" Proceedings of Asia Display '95. 315-318 (1995)

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