Color-based Detection Method Research Articles

High-Throughput Phenotyping of Seed/Seedling Evaluation Using Digital Image Analysis

Image-based evaluation of phenotypic traits has been applied for plant architecture, seed, canopy growth/vigor, and root characterization. However, such applications using computer vision have not been exploited for the purpose of assessing the coleoptile length and herbicide injury in seeds. In this study, high-throughput phenotyping using digital image analysis was applied to evaluate seed/seedling traits. Images of seeds or seedlings were acquired using a commercial digital camera and analyzed using custom-developed image processing algorithms. Results from two case studies demonstrated that it was possible to use image-based high-throughput phenotyping to assess seeds/seedlings. In the seedling evaluation study, using a color-based detection method, image-based and manual coleoptile length were positively and significantly correlated (p < 0.0001) with reasonable accuracy (r = 0.69–0.91). As well, while using a width-and-color-based detection method, the correlation coefficient was also significant (p < 0.0001, r = 0.89). The improvement of the germination protocol designed for imaging will increase the throughput and accuracy of coleoptile detection using image processing methods. In the herbicide study, using image-based features, differences between injured and uninjured seedlings can be detected. In the presence of the treatment differences, such a technique can be applied for non-biased symptom rating.

Hybrid Human Skin Detection Using Neural Network and K-Means Clustering Technique

Human skin detection is an essential step in most human detection applications, such as face detection. The performance of any skin detection system depends on assessment of two components: feature extraction and detection method. Skin color is a robust cue used for human skin detection. However, the performance of color-based detection methods is constrained by the overlapping color spaces of skin and non-skin pixels. To increase the accuracy of skin detection, texture features can be exploited as additional cues. In this paper, we propose a hybrid skin detection method based on YIQ color space and the statistical features of skin. A Multilayer Perceptron artificial neural network, which is a universal classifier, is combined with the k-means clustering method to accurately detect skin. The experimental results show that the proposed method can achieve high accuracy with an F1-measure of 87.82% based on images from the ECU database.

무인항공기의 근거리 비행체 탐지 및 추적을 위한 영상처리 알고리듬

본 논문에서는 무인항공기의 근거리 비행체 탐지 및 추적을 위한 영상처리 알고리듬을 제안한다. 제안된 알고리듬은 연속되는 영상에서 계산되는 호모그래피를 사용하여 움직이는 객체를 검출하고 확률적 다수-가설 추적기법으로 검출된 객체가 접근하는 비행체인지의 여부를 판단한다. 이는 항공기의 저고도 비행 시 영상에 보여지는 지표면과 같이 복잡한 배경 위에서 이동하는 비행체를 검출할 수 있고, 비행체의 동역학적 특성을 고려할 수 있기 때문에 색상기반의 비행체 탐지기법보다 향상된 성능을 보여준다. 또한 외부영향에 대한 임계치의 민감도를 현저히 감소시키므로 소형 무인항공기의 저고도 비행실험수행 시 효과적이다. 제안된 영상처리 알고리듬을 실제 비행실험 영상에 적용하여 성능을 검증하였다. This paper proposes an image processing algorithms for detection and tracking of aerial vehicles in short-range. Proposed algorithm detects moving objects by using image homography calculated from consecutive video frames and determines whether the detected objects are approaching aerial vehicles by the Probabilistic Multi-Hypothesis Tracking method(PMHT). This algorithm can perform better than simple color-based detection methods since it can detect moving objects under complex background such as the ground seen during low altitude flight and consider the characteristics of vehicle dynamics. Furthermore, it is effective for the flight test due to the reduction of thresholding sensitivity against external factors. The performance of proposed algorithm is verified by applying to the onboard video obtained by flight test.

색상 조합 모델과 LM(Levenberg-Marquadt)알고리즘을 이용한 얼굴 영역 검출

본 연구는 칼라 이미지에서 인물의 얼굴 영역을 검출하는 개선된 색상 기반 방식을 제안한다. 제안 방법은 RGB, <TEX>$YC_bC_r$</TEX>, YIQ의 세 가지 색상 모델을 조합, 각각 휘도와 색도 성분 조합 히스토그램을 구축하고 구축된 색상 조합 히스토그램을 역전파방식의 신경망에 입력한 후 학습단계의 반본 과정에 Levenberg-Marquadt 알고리즘을 적용한다. 제안 방법은 신경망 학습과정에 Levenberg-Marquadt 알고리즘을 적용하여 얼굴 검출에 가장 많이 사용되는 방법 중 하나인 역전파 신경망이 지역 최소값에 봉착하는 문제점을 해결함으로써 검출 오류율을 낮추는데 기여한다. 또한 색상 조합 히스토그램을 사용한 새로운 색상 조합 기반의 얼굴 영역 검출 방법은 빛의 영향에 강건하도록 휘도 성분을 분리하고 색도 성분을 강조하여 단일 색상 히스토그램보다 신경망에 더 신뢰성 있는 값을 입력함으로써 단일 색상 공간을 사용했을 때보다 높은 얼굴 검출율을 보인다. 실험 결과는 제안 방식이 얼굴 영역 검출 개선에 효과적이며 빛의 변화에 강건함을 보여준다. This paper proposes an enhanced skin color-based detection method to find a region of human face in color images. The proposed detection method combines three color spaces, RGB, <TEX>$YC_bC_r$</TEX>, YIQ and builds color union histograms of luminance and chrominance components respectively. Combined color union histograms are then fed in to the back-propagation neural network for training and Levenberg-Marquadt algorithm is applied to the iteration process of training. Proposed method with Levenberg-Marquadt algorithm applied to training process of neural network contributes to solve a local minimum problem of back-propagation neural network, one of common methods of training for face detection, and lead to make lower a detection error rate. Further, proposed color-based detection method using combined color union histograms which give emphasis to chrominance components divided from luminance components inputs more confident values at the neural network and shows higher detection accuracy in comparison to the histogram of single color space. The experiments show that these approaches perform a good capability for face region detection, and these are robust to illumination conditions.