Author Description

Handbook of Pattern Recognition and Image Processing incorporates the significant advances achieved since the publication of Dr. Youngs highly successful first volume in 1986. Volume 2 emphasizes computervision and three-dimensional shapes-their representation, recovery, recognition, and extraction. Additional topics covered include stereo and robotic vision and motion analysis. All of the fifteen chapters are authored by leading researchers in pattern recognition. Key Features * Covers the methods for 3D shape recovery, including shape from shading, shape from edge and contours, range image analysis, and stereo vision * Presents analysis of 3D motion from an image sequence, including nonrigid motion and human movement * Provides coverage of representation, matching, and recognition of 3D objects