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Outline of computer vision
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<h2 id="branches-of-computer-vision">Branches of computer vision</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Computer_stereo_vision/XIewCY31">Computer stereo vision</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Underwater_computer_vision/CDfjYH28">Underwater computer vision</a></li></ul> <h2 id="history-of-computer-vision">History of computer vision</h2> <p><a href="/facts/History_of_computer_vision/Tl2Yyk66">History of computer vision</a> </p> <h2 id="computer-vision-subsystems">Computer vision subsystems</h2> <h3>Image enhancement</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Image_denoising/9jrDQnAN">Image denoising</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Image_histogram/lfDPwpS2">Image histogram</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Inpainting/5fHD96N8">Inpainting</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Super-resolution_imaging/npt0E08g">Super-resolution imaging</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Histogram_equalization/vmohr7XK">Histogram equalization</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tone_mapping/AJU0QdzE">Tone mapping</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Retinex/QAI244Xf">Retinex</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gamma_correction/cApBLTYj">Gamma correction</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Anisotropic_diffusion/HK9nIVKt">Anisotropic diffusion</a> (Perona–Malik equation)</li></ul> <h3>Transformations</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Affine_transform/BD7yDr10">Affine transform</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Homography_(computer_vision)/hE8Pc5Dx">Homography (computer vision)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hough_transform/cYmx4Duw">Hough transform</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Radon_transform/JskFJRMS">Radon transform</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Walsh%25E2%2580%2593Hadamard_transform/JFD5uojA">Walsh–Hadamard transform</a></li></ul> <h3>Filtering, Fourier and wavelet transforms and image compression</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Image_compression/q9bfesUr">Image compression</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Filter_bank/HXvTRgFN">Filter bank</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gabor_filter/GyWW4j45">Gabor filter</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/JPEG_2000/GAzXdHI2">JPEG 2000</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Adaptive_filtering/SzNepmBJ">Adaptive filtering</a></li></ul> <h3>Color vision</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Visual_perception/g7Tfaq2l">Visual perception</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Human_visual_system_model/wy2YpcIq">Human visual system model</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Color_matching_function/fzgwzV8V">Color matching function</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Color_space/zFvEyfHv">Color space</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Color_appearance_model/AFlaBhdR">Color appearance model</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Color_management_system/4PtNuCee">Color management system</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Color_mapping/sPgHLPKY">Color mapping</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Color_model/PRcgeJE4">Color model</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Color_profile/B9w9h83G">Color profile</a></li></ul> <h3>Feature extraction</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Active_contour/FKekSXgm">Active contour</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Blob_detection/F5yCn3eQ">Blob detection</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Canny_edge_detector/z4EExfNu">Canny edge detector</a></li> <li>Contour detection</li> <li><a href="/facts/Edge_detection/9VplpIcS">Edge detection</a></li> <li>Edge linking</li> <li><a href="/facts/Harris_Corner_Detector/aFzdGgUp">Harris Corner Detector</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Histogram_of_oriented_gradients/mhSxR64K">Histogram of oriented gradients</a> (HOG)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Random_sample_consensus/soUk14qR">Random sample consensus</a> (RANSAC)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Scale-invariant_feature_transform/oX14fcpr">Scale-invariant feature transform</a> (SIFT)</li></ul> <h3>Pose estimation</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bundle_adjustment/t1Uvf9ED">Bundle adjustment</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Articulated_body_pose_estimation/M3fQe85x">Articulated body pose estimation</a> (BoPoE)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Direct_linear_transformation/l56Y1Dru">Direct linear transformation</a> (DLT)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Epipolar_geometry/Gvop868C">Epipolar geometry</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fundamental_matrix_(computer_vision)/gsHrRp7Q">Fundamental matrix</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pinhole_camera_model/Y0Jn9P9s">Pinhole camera model</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Projective_geometry/rHKSaEbx">Projective geometry</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Trifocal_tensor/7quA7kMY">Trifocal tensor</a></li></ul> <h3>Registration</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Active_appearance_model/BDzYLnqB">Active appearance model</a> (AAM)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cross-correlation/Fs1hY3br">Cross-correlation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Geometric_hashing/DPl2SNWx">Geometric hashing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Graph_cut_segmentation/czXstoTB">Graph cut segmentation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Least_squares/50jIwbxC">Least squares estimation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pyramid_(image_processing)/VuNuRu2b">Image pyramid</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Image_segmentation/jofAhbxa">Image segmentation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Level-set_method/jTDtmENI">Level-set method</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Markov_random_field/DJazwaeP">Markov random fields</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Medial_axis/yrGB1Q01">Medial axis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Motion_field/lJDSckwN">Motion field</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Motion_vector/3PmP9Nfh">Motion vector</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Multispectral_imaging/XIJEawxe">Multispectral imaging</a></li> <li>Normalized cut segmentation</li> <li><a href="/facts/Optical_flow/ju6d82wz">Optical flow</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Particle_filter/192bI79g">Particle filtering</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Scale_space/XJNvTH1N">Scale space</a></li></ul> <h3>Visual recognition</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Object_recognition/cdLpak1I">Object recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Scale-invariant_feature_transform/oX14fcpr">Scale-invariant feature transform</a> (SIFT)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gesture_recognition/jly3YdnY">Gesture recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bag-of-words_model_in_computer_vision/9wjmsWkq">Bag-of-words model in computer vision</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kadir%25E2%2580%2593Brady_saliency_detector/SEnaQ5Dx">Kadir–Brady saliency detector</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Eigenface/UWrNytKT">Eigenface</a></li></ul> <h2 id="commercial-computer-vision-systems">Commercial computer vision systems</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/5DX/apaDcRnR">5DX</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Aphelion_(software)/WqU0ekUa">Aphelion (software)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Microsoft_PixelSense/pEf0B5gV">Microsoft PixelSense</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Poseidon_drowning_detection_system/V1793SNx">Poseidon drowning detection system</a></li> <li>Roboflow</li> <li><a href="/facts/Visage_SDK/zagdoCV0">Visage SDK</a></li></ul> <h2 id="applications">Applications</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/3D_reconstruction_from_multiple_images/fyYQxnrH">3D reconstruction from multiple images</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Audio-visual_speech_recognition/eao1kTY1">Audio-visual speech recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Augmented_reality/xQk3nd1z">Augmented reality</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Augmented_reality-assisted_surgery/9m2pAo5M">Augmented reality-assisted surgery</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Automated_optical_inspection/A6cbSKpK">Automated optical inspection</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Automatic_image_annotation/8V2cAfwG">Automatic image annotation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Automatic_number_plate_recognition/5KaAGv7e">Automatic number plate recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Automatic_target_recognition/fH8ySeJd">Automatic target recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Check_weigher/1UR122Pp">Check weigher</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Closed-circuit_television/1JCtvSmx">Closed-circuit television</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Computer_stereo_vision/XIewCY31">Computer stereo vision</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Contextual_image_classification/t6XvBCo6">Contextual image classification</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/DARPA_LAGR_Program/olVLvD4E">DARPA LAGR Program</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Digital_video_fingerprinting/j0rKmzS1">Digital video fingerprinting</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Document_mosaicing/j5dLG0od">Document mosaicing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Facial_recognition_system/mtVxaDln">Facial recognition systems</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/GazoPa/Tqjj1r7u">GazoPa</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Geometric_feature_learning/ll0J7QBr">Geometric feature learning</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gesture_recognition/jly3YdnY">Gesture recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Image_collection_exploration/D8tGYwV1">Image collection exploration</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Image_retrieval/pkcq1rTk">Image retrieval</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Content-based_image_retrieval/AQpmsoGE">Content-based image retrieval</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Reverse_image_search/PWuVmeP1">Reverse image search</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Image-based_modeling_and_rendering/VBX4X0zm">Image-based modeling and rendering</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Integrated_mail_processing/URvAGkDT">Integrated mail processing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Iris_recognition/8dt1HS19">Iris recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Machine_vision/8kvmXVcA">Machine vision</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mobile_mapping/UCCuQA4Y">Mobile mapping</a></li> <li>Navigation system components for: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Autonomous_car/KXeFywXS">Autonomous cars</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mobile_robot/klkTEo39">Mobile robots</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Object_detection/sCx3FK44">Object detection</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Optical_braille_recognition/ugXofqIQ">Optical braille recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Optical_character_recognition/kdTyxa1l">Optical character recognition</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Intelligent_character_recognition/mbcs6QnK">Intelligent character recognition</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pedestrian_detection/PA1NoBJk">Pedestrian detection</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/People_counter/r93Gs4a5">People counter</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Physical_computing/HCln3YdC">Physical computing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Red_light_camera/pbcnjFh4">Red light camera</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Remote_sensing/pj2crmGs">Remote sensing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Smart_camera/YPg6LI0B">Smart camera</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Traffic_enforcement_camera/TmjS91x6">Traffic enforcement camera</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Traffic_sign_recognition/BGndnNeR">Traffic sign recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Vehicle_infrastructure_integration/Tk7jKChk">Vehicle infrastructure integration</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Velocity_Moments/leUlTdLG">Velocity Moments</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Video_content_analysis/Me8oN2h6">Video content analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/View_synthesis/PRAWmSbv">View synthesis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Visual_sensor_network/bP9xfo2r">Visual sensor network</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Visual_Word/rXFNlauI">Visual Word</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Water_remote_sensing/qRqra1e5">Water remote sensing</a></li></ul> <h2 id="computer-vision-companies">Computer vision companies</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/3DFLOW/meWeb4IN">3DFLOW</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Automatix/bJRutzyo">Automatix</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Clarifai/t7GRE17L">Clarifai</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cognex_Corporation/2AWuqbj9">Cognex Corporation</a></li> <li>Datagen</li> <li><a href="/facts/Diffbot/h0YrWPjm">Diffbot</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/InspecVision/QQvIdemw">InspecVision</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Isra_Vision/nYoXJCCp">Isra Vision</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kinesense/Nv9GQyGT">Kinesense</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mobileye/TpLL8KFF">Mobileye</a></li> <li>Roboflow</li> <li><a href="/facts/Scantron_Corporation/qudxKxNg">Scantron Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Teledyne_DALSA/H255uRAf">Teledyne DALSA</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/VIEW_Engineering/n5HVShsA">VIEW Engineering</a></li> <li>Warden Machinery</li> <li><a href="/facts/Zivid/QErxCgnG">Zivid</a></li></ul> <h2 id="computer-vision-publications">Computer vision publications</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Electronic_Letters_on_Computer_Vision_and_Image_Analysis/Suxey6FG">Electronic Letters on Computer Vision and Image Analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Journal_of_Computer_Vision/xKz7PQIx">International Journal of Computer Vision</a></li></ul> <h2 id="computer-vision-organizations">Computer vision organizations</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Conference_on_Computer_Vision_and_Pattern_Recognition/nsl5Urju">Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/European_Conference_on_Computer_Vision/dpKNsjtC">European Conference on Computer Vision</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Conference_on_Computer_Vision/R1vfLhYs">International Conference on Computer Vision</a></li> <li>International Conferences in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision</li></ul> <h2 id="persons-influential-in-computer-vision">Persons influential in computer vision</h2> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Outline_of_artificial_intelligence/gpySbMRe">Outline of artificial intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Outline_of_robotics/BFeF7RBJ">Outline of robotics</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_computer_graphics_and_descriptive_geometry_topics/rTDDnQ4T">List of computer graphics and descriptive geometry topics</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Virtual_Design_and_Construction/Tl7AXTEJ">Virtual Design and Construction</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://iris.usc.edu/Information/Iris-Conferences.html">USC Iris computer vision conference list</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cvpapers.com/index.html">Computer vision papers on the web</a> A complete list of papers of the most relevant computer vision conferences.</li> <li><a href="http://www.computervisiononline.com/">Computer Vision Online</a> News, source code, datasets and job offers related to computer vision.</li> <li><a href="http://iris.usc.edu/Vision-Notes/bibliography/contents.html">Keith Price's Annotated Computer Vision Bibliography</a></li> <li><a href="http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/rbf/CVonline/">CVonline</a> Bob Fisher's Compendium of Computer Vision.</li> <li><a href="http://www.bmva.org/">British Machine Vision Association</a> Supporting computer vision research within the UK via the BMVC and <a href="/facts/MIUA/Myx9qaRX">MIUA</a> conferences, <i>Annals of the BMVA</i> (open-source journal), <a href="/facts/BMVA_Summer_School/hacu3ugL">BMVA Summer School</a> and one-day meetings</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Dana H. Ballard; Christopher M. Brown (1982). Computer Vision. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-165316-4. <a href="0-13-165316-4" target="_blank">0-13-165316-4</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Huang, T. (1996-11-19). Vandoni, Carlo E (ed.). Computer Vision : Evolution And Promise (PDF). 19th CERN School of Computing. Geneva: CERN. pp. 21–25. doi:10.5170/CERN-1996-008.21. ISBN 978-9290830955. <a href="978-9290830955" target="_blank">978-9290830955</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Milan Sonka; Vaclav Hlavac; Roger Boyle (2008). Image Processing, Analysis, and Machine Vision. Thomson. ISBN 978-0-495-08252-1. <a href="978-0-495-08252-1" target="_blank">978-0-495-08252-1</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>