EFFICIENT EYES AND MOUTH DETECTION ALGORITHM USING COMBINATION OF VIOLA JONES AND SKIN COLOR PIXEL DETECTION

This paper presents improved algorithms for face, eyes and mouth detection in an image. Viola Jones and skin color pixel detection as face detection techniques are widely used. Viola Jones gives accurate face detection but consumes more time whereas skin color pixel detection technique consumes less time but lacks in accuracy. Our design is hybrid of both these techniques which increases accuracy while consuming less time. Viola Jones and other methods can accurately detect faces but in case of facial features detection their accuracy decreases. The focus in this research is mainly on increasing accuracy in detection eyes and mouth while consuming less time. Lastly we have discussed experimentation results comparing standard Viola Jones with our hybrid design for face, eyes and mouth detection. Index Terms — Viola Jones, Skin color pixels, facial feature, integral images and cascading