A Cooperative algorithm for stereo disparity computation.

by Or Siu Hang.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991.Bibliography: leaves [102]-[105].Acknowledgements --- p.VChapter Chapter 1 --- IntroductionChapter 1.1 --- The problem --- p.1Chapter 1.1.1 --- The correspondence problem --- p.5Chapter 1.1.2 --- The problem of surface reconstruction --- p.6Chapter 1.2 --- Our goal --- p.8Chapter 1.3 --- Previous works --- p.8Chapter 1.3.1 --- Constraints on matching --- p.10Chapter 1.3.2 --- Interpolation of disparity surfaces --- p.12Chapter Chapter 2 --- Preprocessing of imagesChapter 2.1 --- Which operator to use --- p.14Chapter 2.2 --- Directional zero-crossing --- p.14Chapter 2.3 --- Laplacian of Gaussian --- p.16Chapter 2.3.1 --- Theoretical background of the Laplacian of Gaussian --- p.18Chapter 2.3.2 --- Implementation of the operator --- p.21Chapter Chapter 3 --- Disparity Layers GenerationChapter 3.1 --- Geometrical constraint --- p.23Chapter 3.2 --- Basic idea of disparity layer --- p.26Chapter 3.3 --- Consideration in matching --- p.28Chapter 3.4 --- effect of vertical misalignment of sensor --- p.37Chapter 3.5 --- Final approach --- p.39Chapter Chapter 4 --- Disparity combinationChapter 4.1 --- Ambiguous match from different layers --- p.52Chapter 4.2 --- Our approach --- p.54Chapter Chapter 5 --- Generation of dense disparity mapChapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.58Chapter 5.2 --- Cooperative computation --- p.58Chapter 5.2.1 --- Formulation of oscillation algorithm --- p.59Chapter 5.3 --- Interpolation by Gradient descent method --- p.69Chapter 5.3.1 --- Formulation of constraints --- p.70Chapter 5.3.2 --- Gradient projection interpolation algorithm --- p.72Chapter 5.3.3 --- Implementation of the algorithm --- p.78Chapter Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.89ReferenceAppendix (Dynamical behavior of the cooperative algorithm