Categorical organization and machine perception of oscillatory motion patterns

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2000.

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Main Author: Davis, James William, 1968-
Other Authors: Aaron Bobick and Whitman Richards.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65467
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spelling mit-1721.1/654672019-04-11T06:45:57Z Categorical organization and machine perception of oscillatory motion patterns Davis, James William, 1968- Aaron Bobick and Whitman Richards. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2000. Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-132). Many animal behaviors consist of using special patterns of motion for communication, with certain types of movements appearing widely across animal species. Oscillatory motions in particular are quite prevalent, where many of these repetitive movements can be characterized by a simple sinusoidal model with very specific and limited parameter values. We develop a computational model of categorical perception of these motion patterns based on their inherent structural regularity. The model proposes the initial construction of a hierarchical ordering of the model parameters to partition them into sub-categorical specializations. This organization is then used to specify the types and layout of localized computations required for the corresponding visual recognition system. The goal here is to do away with ad hoc motion recognition methods of computer vision, and instead exploit the underlying structural description for a motion category as a motivating mechanism for recognition. We implement this framework and present an analysis of the approach with synthetic and real oscillatory motions, and demonstrate its applicability within an interactive artificial life environment. With this categorical foundation for the description and recognition of related motions, we gain insight into the basis and development of a machine vision system designed to recognize these patterns. by James W. Davis. Ph.D. 2011-08-30T15:38:45Z 2011-08-30T15:38:45Z 2000 2000 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65467 47799403 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 132 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Davis, James William, 1968-
Categorical organization and machine perception of oscillatory motion patterns
title Categorical organization and machine perception of oscillatory motion patterns
title_full Categorical organization and machine perception of oscillatory motion patterns
title_fullStr Categorical organization and machine perception of oscillatory motion patterns
title_full_unstemmed Categorical organization and machine perception of oscillatory motion patterns
title_short Categorical organization and machine perception of oscillatory motion patterns
title_sort categorical organization and machine perception of oscillatory motion patterns
topic Architecture.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65467
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