by A D Marshall (Univ. Wales, Cardiff) & R R Martin (Univ. Wales, Cardiff)

The main focus of this book is on the uses of computer vision for inspection and model based matching. It also provides a short, self contained introductory course on computer vision. The authors describe various state-of-the-art approaches to probems and then set forth their proposed approach to matching and inspection. They deal primarily with 3-D vision but also discuss 2-D vision strategies when relevant.

The book is suitable for researchers, final year undergraduates and graduate students. Useful review questions at the end of each chapter allow this book to be used for self-study.

• Fundamentals of Computer Vision:
  • Introduction
  • Image Acquisition
  • Image Preprocessing
  • Segmentation and Feature Representation
  • Reasoning With Images
• Model-Based Matching Techniques:
  • Introduction
  • Geometric Modelling for Computer Vision
  • Model Based Matching
  • Practical Model Based Matching
• Inspection:
  • Introduction
  • Geometric Tolerances
  • Geometric Inspection and Single Scenes
  • Complete Object Geometric Inspection
  • Other Types of Inspection
  • Conclusions and Future Work
• Appendices