9.13 Surface and Shape from Contours or Silhouettes

Whitney, H.,
On Singularities of Mappings of Euclidean Spaces. I. Mappings of the Plane into the Plane,
Annals of Math.(62), No. 3, November 1955, pp. 374-410. Mathmatical basis for much of the analysis of surfaces. BibRef 5511

Binford, T.O.,
Inferring Surfaces from Images,
AI(17), No. 1-3, August 1981, pp. 205-244.
WWW Version. Perceptual Grouping. Lots of discussion about how things can be, but no work on real images. BibRef 8108

Lowe, D.G.[David G.], and Binford, T.O.[Thomas O.],
The Recovery of Three-Dimensional Structure from Image Curves,
PAMI(7), No. 3, May 1985, pp. 320-326. BibRef 8505
Earlier:
The Interpretation of Three-Dimensional Structure from Image Curves,
IJCAI81(613-618). BibRef
And:
The Interpretation of Geometric Structure from Image Boundaries,
DARPA81(39-46). See also Inferring Surfaces from Images. Stanford AI Lab. How to get the 3-D structure from the collection of lines that come out in standard linear analysis. BibRef

Udupa, J.K.,
Determination of 3-D Shape Parameters from Boundary Information,
CGIP(17), No. 1, September 1981, pp. 52-59.
WWW Version. BibRef 8109

Koenderink, J.J.,
What Does the Occluding Contour Tell Us About Solid Shape?,
Perception(13), 1984, pp. 321-330. BibRef 8400

Koenderink, J.J.,
Solid Shape,
MIT Press1990. BibRef 9000

Koenderink, J.J., and van Doorn, A.J.,
The Shape of Smooth Objects and the Way Contours End,
Perception(11), 1982, pp. 129-137. BibRef 8200

Koenderink, J.J., and van Doorn, A.J.,
The Singularities of the Visual Mapping,
BioCyber(24), No. 1, 1976, pp. 51-59. See also Structure of Locally Orderless Images, The. BibRef 7600

Koenderink, J.J.[Jan J.], van Doorn, A.J.[Andrea J.],
Illuminance critical points on generic smooth surfaces,
JOSA-A(10), No. 5, May 1993, pp. 844-854.
WWW Version. BibRef 9305

Brady, M.[Michael], and Yuille, A.L.[Alan L.],
An Extremum Principle for Shape from Contour,
PAMI(6), No. 3, May, 1984, pp. 288-301. BibRef 8405
Earlier: IJCAI83(969-972). BibRef
And: MIT AI Memo-711, June 1983. The actual shape (orientation) is one to maximize area/p^2 BibRef

Sanz, J.L.C.,
On the Reconstruction of Band-Limited Multidimensional Signals from Algebraic Sampling Contours,
PIEEE(73), 1985, pp. 1334-1336. BibRef 8500

Weiss, I.[Isaac],
3-D Shape Representation by Contours,
CVGIP(41), No. 1, January 1988, pp. 80-100.
WWW Version. BibRef 8801
Earlier: IJCAI85(969-972). BibRef
And: UMDCS-TR-1707, September 1986. (MIT, now UMd). An extension of the work of Brady and Yuille. BibRef

Berthilsson, R., Åström, K.[Kalle],
Extension of Affine Shape,
JMIV(11), No. 2, October 1999, pp. 119-136.
WWW Version. BibRef 9910
Earlier:
Reconstruction of 3-D Curves from 2-D Images Using Affine Shape Methods for Curves,
CVPR97(476-481).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. 9704
BibRef
And: SSAB97(Computer Vision) 9703
BibRef

Berthilsson, R.[Rikard],
Affine Correlation,
ICPR98(Vol II: 1458-1460).
IEEE DOI Link 9808
BibRef

Szeliski, R.S., and Weiss, R.[Richard],
Robust Shape Recovery from Occluding Contours Using a Linear Smoother,
IJCV(28), No. 1, June 1998, pp. 27-44.
WWW Version. 9807
BibRef
Earlier: CVPR93(666-667).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef
And: DARPA93(939-948). BibRef
And: DEC-CRL-93-7, December 1993.
HTML Version. Shape from contour plus stereo. BibRef

Kehtarnavaz, N., Simar, L.R., and de Figueiredo, R.J.P.,
A Syntactic/Semantic Technique for Surface Reconstruction from Cross-Sectional Contours,
CVGIP(42), No. 3, June 1988, pp. 399-409.
WWW Version. See also Framework for Surface Reconstruction for 3D Contours, A. BibRef 8806

Beusmans, J.M.H.,
Computing Occluding Contours Using Spherical Images,
CVGIP(53), No. 1, January 1991, pp. 97-111.
WWW Version. BibRef 9101

Velho, L., Terzopoulos, D., Gomes, J.,
Constructing Implicit Shape Models from Boundary Data,
GMIP(57), No. 3, May 1995, pp. 220-234. BibRef 9505

Montenegro, A.A.[Anselmo Antunes], Velho, L.[Luiz], Carvalho, P.C.P.[Paulo C. P.], Sossai, J.[Jonas],
Reconstruction of 3D Object Meshes from Silhouette Images,
JMIV(29), No. 2-3, November 2007, pp. 119-130.
Springer DOI Link 0712
BibRef

Malik, J., and Maydan, D.,
Recovering Three-Dimensional Shape from a Single Image of Curved Objects,
PAMI(11), No. 6, June 1989, pp. 555-566.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 8906
Earlier: A1 only: IJCAI87(734-737). From line labelings of curved objects and possible interpretations. The paper with Binford is an early approach. Apply a labeling approach, but for each point along the curve. Curved objects can have lines with different interpretations along the curve. BibRef

Malik, J., and Binford, T.O.,
A Theory of Line Drawing Interpretation,
DARPA84(188-194). Related to the preceding papers. BibRef 8400

Lee, H.C., and Fu, K.S.,
3-D Shape from Contour and Selective Confirmation,
CVGIP(22), No. 1, April 1983, pp. 177-193.
WWW Version. BibRef 8304
Earlier: CVWS82(162-170). It is not clear how far the description really goes. BibRef

Stevens, K.A.[Kent A.],
The Visual Interpretation of Surface Contours,
AI(17), No. 1-3, August 1981, pp. 47-73.
WWW Version. BibRef 8108
And:
Constraints on the Visual Interpretation of Surface Contours,
MIT AI Memo-522, March 1979. BibRef
Earlier:
Occlusion Clues and Subjective Contours,
MIT AI Memo363, June 1976. People use the contour for shape, so why not computers. BibRef

Stevens, K.A.[Kent A.],
The Line of Curvature Constraint and the Interpretation of 3-D Shape from Parallel Surface Contours,
IJCAI83(1057-1061). BibRef 8300

Stevens, K.A.[Kent A.],
Implementation of a Theory for Inferring Surface Shape from Contours,
MIT AI Memo-676, August 1982. BibRef 8208

Kanatani, K.I.,
Reconstruction of Consistent Shape from Inconsistent Data: Optimization of 2.5D Sketches,
IJCV(3), No. 4, November, 1989, pp. 261-292.
Springer DOI Link BibRef 8911
Earlier: ICCV88(508-512).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef

de Floriani, L.[Leila],
Feature Extraction for Boundary Models of Three-Dimensional Objects,
PAMI(11), No. 8, August 1989, pp. 785-798.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. The paper is from a graphics background, find protrusions or depressions on faces. BibRef 8908

Giblin, P.J., and Soares, M.G.,
On the Geometry of a Surface and Its Singular Profiles,
IVC(6), No. 4, November 1988, pp. 225-234.
WWW Version. BibRef 8811

Cipolla, R.[Roberto], Fletcher, G.J.[Gordon J.], Giblin, P.J.[Peter J.],
Following Cusps,
IJCV(23), No. 2, June 1997, pp. 115-129.
WWW Version. 9708
BibRef
Earlier:
Surface Geometry from Cusps of Apparent Contours,
ICCV95(858-863).
IEEE DOI Link
WWW Version. Rather than fail where there are cusps, analyze them. BibRef

van Otterloo, P.J.[Peter J.],
A Contour-Oriented Approach to Shape Analysis,
Hertfordshire, UK: Prentice HallInternational (UK), 1991. ISBN 0-13-173840-2. Face Recognition. Global, deterministic, information preserving. BibRef 9100

Vaillant, R.[Régis], and Faugeras, O.D.,
Using Extremal Boundaries for 3-D Object Modeling,
PAMI(14), No. 2, February 1992, pp. 157-173.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 9202
Earlier:
Using Occluding Contours for Recovering Shape Properties of Objects,
3DWS89(26-32). Analysis of the problems of edges on curved surfaces. Uses more than 2 views. BibRef

Vaillant, R.[Régis],
Using occluding contours for 3D object modeling,
ECCV90(454-464).
Springer DOI Link 9004
BibRef

Meyers, D., Skinner, S., Sloan, K.,
Surfaces from Contours,
TOG(11), 1992, pp. 228-258. BibRef 9200

Laurentini, A.,
How Far 3D Shapes Can Be Understood from 2D Silhouettes,
PAMI(17), No. 2, February 1995, pp. 188-195.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. Many objects can have the same silhouette. BibRef 9502

Horaud, R., and Brady, M.,
On the Geometric Interpretation of Image Contours,
AI(37), No. 1-3, December, 1988, pp. 333-353.
WWW Version. BibRef 8812
Earlier: ICCV87(374-382). BibRef

Cohen, F.S., and Wang, J.Y.,
Part I: Modeling Image Curves Using Invariant 3-D Object Curve Models -- A Path to 3-D Recognition and Shape Estimation from Image Contours,
PAMI(16), No. 1, January 1994, pp. 1-12.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 9401
Earlier:
3-D Recognition and Shape Estimation from Image Contours Using Invariant 3-D Object Curve Models,
CVPR92(722-725).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. Contours in real images. See also On Active Contour Models and Balloons. and See also Finite-Element Methods for Active Contour Models and Balloons for 2-D and 3-D Images. BibRef

Wang, J.Y., and Cohen, F.S.,
Part II: 3-D Object Recognition and Shape Estimation from Image Contours Using B-Splines, Shape Invariant Matching, and Neural Network,
PAMI(16), No. 1, January 1994, pp. 13-23.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. BibRef 9401

Huang, Z., and Cohen, F.S.,
3-D Motion Estimation and Object Tracking Using B-Spline Curve Modeling,
CVPR93(748-749).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. More a recognition and use of the description to match different views than motion. BibRef 9300

Cohen, F.S., Huang, Z.H., Yang, Z.W.,
Invariant Matching and Identification of Curves Using B-Splines Curve Representation,
IP(4), No. 1, January 1995, pp. 1-10.
IEEE DOI Link BibRef 9501
Earlier:
Curve Recognition Using B-Spline Representation,
WACV92(213-220).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef

Zhao, C.S., Mohr, R.,
Global Three-Dimensional Surface Reconstruction from Occluding Contours,
CVIU(64), No. 1, July 1996, pp. 62-96. 9608

WWW Version. BibRef
Earlier:
Relative 3D Regularized B-Spline Surface Reconstruction Through Image Sequences,
ECCV94(B:417-426).
Springer DOI Link BibRef

Mohr, R., Zhao, C.S.[Chang Sheng], Koscielny, G.,
Fusion of 3D B-spline surface patches reconstructed from image sequences,
ICPR94(A:269-273).
IEEE DOI Link 9410
BibRef

Zhao, C.S., Mohr, R.[Roger], Quan, L.[Long],
Global Surface Reconstruction Through Regularized B-Spline Patches,
SPIE(2031), 1993, pp. 134-145. BibRef 9300

Arbogast, E., and Mohr, R.,
Curved Contours and Surface Reconstruction,
CVPR92(719-721).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. Egomotion etc. from contour matches. BibRef 9200

Lucas, Y., Redarce, T., Jutard, A.,
Spatial Contours for Vision and CAD Model-Matching,
IVC(14), No. 2, March 1996, pp. 147-157.
WWW Version. 9607
BibRef

Kwon, J.J., Kim, S.D.,
Uncertainty of Features in Planar Object Recognition and a New Classifier,
PRL(14), 1993, pp. 591-598. BibRef 9300

Boyer, E.[Edmond], Berger, M.O.[Marie Odile],
3D Surface Reconstruction Using Occluding Contours,
IJCV(22), No. 3, March/April 1997, pp. 219-233.
WWW Version. 9706
BibRef
Earlier: CAIP95(198-205).
Springer DOI Link 9509
BibRef

Boyer, E.[Edmond],
Object models from contour sequences,
ECCV96(II:109-118).
Springer DOI Link Known camera motion, build models as polygonal (triangles) faces. BibRef 9600

Boyer, E., Berger, M.O.,
Smooth surface reconstruction from image sequences,
ICIP95(I: 398-401).
IEEE DOI Link 9510
BibRef

Ding, Y.[Yuan], Young, T.Y.[Tzay Y.],
Complete Shape from Imperfect Contour: A Rule-Based Approach,
CVIU(70), No. 2, May 1998, pp. 197-211.
WWW Version. BibRef 9805

Grattarola, A.A.,
Volumetric reconstruction from object silhouettes: A regularization procedure,
SP(27), No. 1, 1992, pp. 27-35. BibRef 9200

Joshi, T., Vijayakumar, B., Kriegman, D.J., Ponce, J.,
HOT Curves for Modeling and Recognition of Smooth Curved 3D Objects,
IVC(15), No. 7, July 1997, pp. 479-498.
WWW Version. 9708
BibRef
Earlier: A1, A4, A2, A3: CVPR94(876-880).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
Postscript Version. BibRef

Kriegman, D.J., Vijayakumar, B., and Ponce, J.,
Reconstruction of HOT Curves from Image Sequences,
CVPR93(20-26).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
HTML Version. High order of tangency -- find the points in several views (rotation by 20degs). BibRef 9300

Kriegman, D.J.[David J.], Ponce, J.[Jean],
Representations for recognizing complex curved 3D objects,
ORCV94(125-138).
Springer DOI Link 9412
BibRef

Furukawa, Y.[Yasutaka], Sethi, A.[Amit], Ponce, J.[Jean], Kriegman, D.J.[David J.],
Robust Structure and Motion from Outlines of Smooth Curved Surfaces,
PAMI(28), No. 2, February 2006, pp. 302-315.
IEEE DOI Link 0601
BibRef
Earlier:
Structure and Motion from Images of Smooth Textureless Objects,
ECCV04(Vol II: 287-298).
WWW Version. 0405
Silhouettes. Only true stereo is the boundary. BibRef

Vijayakumar, B., Kriegman, D.J.[David J.], Ponce, J.[Jean],
Structure and Motion of Curved 3D Objects from Monocular Silhouettes,
CVPR96(327-334).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version.
Postscript Version. Mostly using the contours, but using the sequence. BibRef 9600

Cong, G., Parvin, B.,
An Algebraic Solution to Surface Recovery from Cross-Sectional Contours,
GMIP(61), No. 4, July 1999, pp. 222-243. BibRef 9907

Cong, G.[Ge], Parvin, B.,
Surface Recovery from Planar Sectional Contours,
ICPR00(Vol IV: 106-109).
IEEE DOI Link
HTML Version. 0009
BibRef

Cong, G.[Ge], Parvin, B.,
Shape from Interference Patterns,
ICPR98(Vol I: 420-424).
IEEE DOI Link 9808
BibRef

Cong, G., Parvin, B.,
Surface Reconstruction from Sparse Fringe Contours,
WACV98(140-145).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 9809
BibRef

Cong, G.[Ge], Parvin, B.[Bahram],
Shape Recovery from Equal Thickness Contours,
PAMI(22), No. 9, September 2000, pp. 1055-1061.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. 0010
BibRef
Earlier:
Shape from Equal Thickness Contours,
CVPR98(502-507).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. Represent in terms of the thickness of the object. From interference between transmitted and diffracted beams. BibRef

Fujimura, K.[Kikuo], Kuo, E.[Eddy],
Shape Reconstruction from Contours Using Isotopic Deformation,
GMIP(61), No. 3, May 1999, pp. 127-147. BibRef 9905

Gdalyahu, Y.[Yoram], Weinshall, D.[Daphna],
Flexible Syntactic Matching of Curves and Its Application to Automatic Hierarchical Classification of Silhouettes,
PAMI(21), No. 12, December 1999, pp. 1312-1328.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. 0001
BibRef
Earlier:
Hierarchical Silhouettes Classification Using Curve Matching,
DARPA97(1223-1228). BibRef

Gdalyahu, Y.[Yoram], Weinshall, D.[Daphna],
Automatic Hierarchical Classification of Silhouettes of 3D Objects,
CVPR98(787-793).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef 9800
And:
Flexible syntactic matching of curves,
ECCV98(II: 123).
WWW Version. BibRef
Earlier:
Measures for Silhouettes Resemblance and Representative Silhouettes of Curved Objects,
ECCV96(II:361-375).
Springer DOI Link BibRef

Zweig, A.[Alon], Weinshall, D.[Daphna],
Exploiting Object Hierarchy: Combining Models from Different Category Levels,
ICCV07(1-8).
IEEE DOI Link 0710
BibRef

Klein, R.[Reinhard], Schilling, A.[Andreas], Straßer, W.[Wolfgang],
Reconstruction and Simplification of Surfaces from Contours,
GM(62), No. 6, November 2000, pp. 429-443. 0102
BibRef

François, A.R.J., Medioni, G.G.,
Interactive 3D model extraction from a single image,
IVC(19), No. 6, April 2001, pp. 317-328.
WWW Version. BibRef 0104 USC Computer Vision
HTML Version. 0105
Interactive model generation for graphics applications. The user indicates (1 point) edges and labels them (e.b. limb). BibRef

Park, J.S.[Jong Seung], Han, J.H.[Joon Hee],
Euclidean reconstruction from contour matches,
PR(35), No. 10, October 2002, pp. 2109-2124.
WWW Version. 0206
BibRef

Bottino, A., Laurentini, A.,
Introducing a new problem: Shape-from-silhouette when the relative positions of the viewpoints is unknown,
PAMI(25), No. 11, November 2003, pp. 1484-1493.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0311
See also Silhouette Based Technique for the Reconstruction of Human Movement, A. BibRef

Akkouche, S.[Samir], Galin, E.[Eric],
Implicit surface reconstruction from contours,
VC(20), No. 6, August 2004, pp. 392-401.
Springer DOI Link 0408
BibRef

Han, Y.,
Geometric algorithms for least squares estimation of 3-D information from monocular image,
CirSysVideo(15), No. 2, February 2005, pp. 269-282.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0501
BibRef

Wu, H.[Hong], Yu, Y.Z.[Yi-Zhou],
Photogrammetric reconstruction of free-form objects with curvilinear structures,
VC(21), No. 4, May 2005, pp. 203-216.
Springer DOI Link 0505
BibRef

Ilic, S.[Slobodan], Fua, P.[Pascal],
Implicit Meshes for Surface Reconstruction,
PAMI(28), No. 2, February 2006, pp. 328-333.
IEEE DOI Link 0601
BibRef
Earlier:
Implicit meshes for modeling and reconstruction,
CVPR03(II: 483-490).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0307
BibRef
And:
Generic deformable implicit mesh models for automated reconstruction,
HLK03(29-38).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0402
BibRef

Salzmann, M.[Mathieu], Pilet, J.[Julien], Ilic, S.[Slobodan], Fua, P.[Pascal],
Surface Deformation Models for Nonrigid 3D Shape Recovery,
PAMI(29), No. 8, August 2007, pp. 1481-1487.
IEEE DOI Link 0707
BibRef
Earlier: A1, A3, A4, Only:
Physically Valid Shape Parameterization for Monocular 3-D Deformable Surface Tracking,
BMVC05(xx-yy).
HTML Version. 0509
BibRef

Ilic, S.[Slobodan], Fua, P.[Pascal],
Non-Linear Beam Model for Tracking Large Deformations,
ICCV07(1-8).
IEEE DOI Link 0710
BibRef

Ilic, S.[Slobodan],
Comparing Timoshenko Beam to Energy Beam for Fitting Noisy Data,
ACCV07(I: 75-84).
Springer DOI Link 0711
BibRef

Ilic, S.[Slobodan], Salzmann, M.[Mathieu], Fua, P.[Pascal],
Implicit Meshes for Effective Silhouette Handling,
IJCV(72), No. 2, April 2007, pp. 159-178.
Springer DOI Link 0702
Mesh Models. BibRef
Earlier:
Implicit Surfaces Make for Better Silhouettes,
CVPR05(I: 1135-1141).
IEEE DOI Link 0507
3D surface as implicit surface to deal with appearence of the contours. BibRef

Wu, Y.H.[Yi-Hong], Wang, G.H.[Guang-Hui], Wu, F.C.[Fu-Chao], Hu, Z.Y.[Zhan-Yi],
Euclidean reconstruction of a circular truncated cone only from its uncalibrated contours,
IVC(24), No. 8, August 2006, pp. 810-818.
WWW Version. 0608
Circular point; Euclidean reconstruction BibRef

Liu, X.[Xin], Yao, H.X.[Hong-Xun], Gao, W.[Wen],
Shape from silhouette outlines using an adaptive dandelion model,
CVIU(105), No. 2, February 2007, pp. 121-130.
WWW Version. 0702
Shape from silhouette outlines; Bounding hull; Dandelion model BibRef

Liu, S.B.[Shu-Bao], Kang, K.B.[Kong-Bin], Tarel, J.P.[Jean-Philippe], Cooper, D.B.[David B.],
Free-Form Object Reconstruction from Silhouettes, Occluding Edges and Texture Edges: A Unified and Robust Operator Based on Duality,
PAMI(30), No. 1, January 2008, pp. 131-146.
IEEE DOI Link 0711
BibRef
Earlier: A2, A3, A4, Only:
A unified linear fitting approach for singular and nonsingular 3D quadrics from occluding contours,
HLK03(48-56).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0402
Dual Space analysis to reconstruct. BibRef

Kang, K.B.[Kong-Bin], Tarel, J.P.[Jean-Philippe], Fishman, R.[Richard], Cooper, D.B.[David B.],
A Linear Dual-Space Approach to 3D Surface Reconstruction from Occluding Contours using Algebraic Surfaces,
ICCV01(I: 198-204).
IEEE DOI Link 0106
BibRef

Alberich-Carramiñana, M.[Maria], Alenyà, G.[Guillem], Andrade-Cetto, J.[Juan], Martínez, E.[Elisa], Torras, C.[Carme],
Recovering epipolar direction from two affine views of a planar object,
CVIU(112), No. 2, November 2008, pp. 195-209.
WWW Version. 0711
BibRef
Earlier:
Affine Epipolar Direction from Two Views of a Planar Contour,
ACIVS06(944-955).
Springer DOI Link 0609
Affine epipolar direction estimation; Active contours; Precision analysis BibRef

Martínez, E.[Elisa], Torras, C.[Carme],
Epipolar Geometry from the Deformation of an Active Contour,
ICPR00(Vol I: 534-537).
IEEE DOI Link
HTML Version. 0009
BibRef

Landabaso, J.L.[Jose-Luis], Pardas, M.[Montse], Casas, J.R.[Josep Ramon],
Shape from inconsistent silhouette,
CVIU(112), No. 2, November 2008, pp. 210-224.
WWW Version. 0811
BibRef
Earlier:
Reconstruction of 3D Shapes Considering Inconsistent 2D Silhouettes,
ICIP06(2209-2212). 0610

IEEE DOI Link Shape from silhouette; Multi-camera; Background subtraction; Visual Hull BibRef

Landabaso, J.L.[Jose-Luis], Lizcano, L.[Leonardo], Pardas, M.[Montse],
Shape from inconsistent silhouette for free viewpoint video,
ICIP08(213-216).
IEEE DOI Link 0810
BibRef

Xin, B.J.[Bin-Jie], Hu, J.L.[Jin-Lian], Baciu, G.[George],
An Imaging System For Textile Surface Profile Based On Silhouette Image Analysis,
IJIG(8), No. 4, October 2008, pp. 601-613. 0804
BibRef

Yamazaki, S.[Shuntaro], Narasimhan, S.G.[Srinivasa G.], Baker, S.[Simon], Kanade, T.[Takeo],
The Theory and Practice of Coplanar Shadowgram Imaging for Acquiring Visual Hulls of Intricate Objects,
IJCV(81), No. 3, March 2009, pp. xx-yy.
Springer DOI Link 0902
BibRef
Earlier:
Coplanar Shadowgrams for Acquiring Visual Hulls of Intricate Objects,
ICCV07(1-8).
IEEE DOI Link 0710
BibRef
Earlier:
On Using Shadowgrams for Visual Hull Reconstruction,
CMU-RI-TR-07-29, August, 2007.
WWW Version. BibRef

Yemez, Y., Sahillioglu, Y.,
Shape from silhouette using topology-adaptive mesh deformation,
PRL(30), No. 13, 1 October 2009, pp. 1198-1207,.
Elsevier DOI Link
WWW Version. 0909
Shape from silhouette; Surface reconstruction; Mesh deformation; Robust topology control BibRef

Maruyama, K.[Kenichi], Kawai, Y.[Yoshihiro], Yoshimi, T.[Takashi], Tomita, F.[Fumiaki],
3D object localization based on occluding contour using STL CAD model,
ICPR08(1-4).
IEEE DOI Link 0812
BibRef

Toyoura, M.[Masahiro], Iiyama, M.[Masaaki], Funatomi, T.[Takuya], Kakusho, K.[Koh], Minoh, M.[Michihiko],
3D shape reconstruction from incomplete silhouettes in multiple frames,
ICPR08(1-4).
IEEE DOI Link 0812
BibRef

Michoud, B.[Brice], Bouakaz, S.[Saida], Guillou, E.[Erwan], Briceno, H.[Hector],
Largest Silhouette-Equivalent Volume for 3D Shapes Modeling without Ghost Object,
M2SFA208(xx-yy). 0810
BibRef

Khan, S.M.[Saad M.], Shah, M.[Mubarak],
Reconstructing non-stationary articulated objects in monocular video using silhouette information,
CVPR08(1-8).
IEEE DOI Link 0806
BibRef

Aganj, E.[Ehsan], Pons, J.P.[Jean-Philippe], Segonne, F.[Florent], Keriven, R.[Renaud],
Spatio-Temporal Shape from Silhouette using Four-Dimensional Delaunay Meshing,
ICCV07(1-8).
IEEE DOI Link 0710
BibRef

Makadia, A.[Ameesh], Visontai, M.[Mirko], Daniilidis, K.[Kostas],
Harmonic Silhouette Matching for 3D Models,
3DTV07(1-4).
IEEE DOI Link 0705
BibRef

Ecker, A.[Ady], Kutulakos, K.N.[Kiriakos N.], Jepson, A.D.[Allan D.],
Shape from Planar Curves: A Linear Escape from Flatland,
CVPR07(1-8).
IEEE DOI Link 0706
BibRef

Kutulakos, K.N.,
Shape from the Light Field Boundary,
CVPR97(53-59).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. 9704
Shape from silhouettes; sequence; intersecting views. BibRef

Li, Y., Suganthan, P.N., Qi, X.X., Wang, Y.J.,
Genetic Algorithm for Silhouette Matching,
ICARCV06(1-6).
IEEE DOI Link 0612
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Starck, J.[Jonathan], Hilton, A.[Adrian], Miller, G.,
Volumetric stereo with silhouette and feature constraints,
BMVC06(III:1189).
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Forbes, K.[Keith], Nicolls, F.[Fred], de Jager, G.[Gerhard], Voigt, A.[Anthon],
Shape-from-Silhouette with Two Mirrors and an Uncalibrated Camera,
ECCV06(II: 165-178).
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Prasad, M.[Mukta], Zisserman, A.[Andrew], Fitzgibbon, A.W.[Andrew W.],
Single View Reconstruction of Curved Surfaces,
CVPR06(II: 1345-1354).
IEEE DOI Link 0606
General 3-D, not just 2.5D. Reconstruct smooth surface from contour. Incorporate user specifed input (e.g. normals). BibRef

Huang, P.H.[Po-Hao], Lai, S.H.[Shang-Hon],
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CVPR06(I: 379-386).
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Chen, H.[Hai], Wong, K.Y.K.[Kwan-Yee K.], Liang, C.[Chen], Chen, Y.[Yue],
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ACCV06(II:732-741).
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Imiya, A.[Atsushi], Sato, K.[Kosuke],
Shape from Silhouettes in Discrete Space,
CAIP05(296).
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Kennmochi, Y.[Yukiko], Imiya, A.[Atsushi],
Deformation of discrete object surfaces,
CAIP97(146-153).
WWW Version. 9709
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Terauchi, T., Oue, Y., Fujimura, K.,
A flexible 3D modeling system based on combining shape-from-silhouette with light-sectioning algorithm,
3DIM05(196-203).
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Earlier: A3, A2, A1:
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ICPR04(III: 127-130).
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DeCarlo, D.[Doug], Finkelstein, A.[Adam], Rusinkiewicz, S.[Szymon], Santella, A.[Anthony],
Suggestive Contours for Conveying Shape,
SIGGraph-03()
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Moghaddam, B., Lee, J.H.[Jin-Ho], Pfister, H., Machiraju, R.,
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Kogo, N.[Naoki], Strecha, C.[Christoph], Fransen, R.[Rik], Caenen, G.[Geert], Wagemans, J.[Johan], Van Gool, L.J.[Luc J.],
Reconstruction of Subjective Surfaces from Occlusion Cues,
BMCV02(311 ff.).
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Ravindran, P., Ferrier, N.J.,
A simple linear method to obtain eight ordering of scene points,
ICPR02(III: 719-722).
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Oh, B.S.[Beom-Soo], Kim, C.H.[Chang-Hun],
Fast Reconstruction of 3D Objects from Single Free-Hand Line Drawing,
VF01(706 ff.).
HTML Version. 0209
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Broadhurst, A., Cipolla, R.,
The applications of uncalibrated occlusion junctions,
BMVC99(Posters/Demos).
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Keren, D.[Daniel], Rivlin, E.[Ehud], Shimshoni, I.[Ilan], Weiss, I.[Isaac],
Recovering Surface Invariants from Curves,
DARPA98(1221-1228). BibRef 9800

Mokhtari, M., Bubel, A., Bergevin, R.,
Robust Extraction of 3d Structures by Fusion of Intensity-based and Contour-based Junction Features,
MVA98(xx-yy). BibRef 9800

MacCormick, J.P., Blake, A.,
Spatial dependence in the observation of visual contours,
ECCV98(II: 765).
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An, M., Lee, C.N.,
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ICPR96(I: 476-482).
IEEE DOI Link 9608
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Yang, D., Kittler, J.V., Matas, J.,
Recognition of Cylindrical Objects Using Occluding Boundaries Obtained from Colour Based Segmentation,
BMVC94(439-448).
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Srinivasan, V.S., Prabhakar, A.,
Shape Discrimination by Radial Sectoral Projection Signatures,
ICPR94(B:567-569).
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Ma, S.D., Chen, X.,
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ICPR94(A:27-31).
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Wixson, L.E.,
Detecting Occluding Edges without Computing Dense Correspondence,
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Lin, W.,
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Witkin, A.P.,
Shape from Contour,
MIT AI-TR-589, November 1980.
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Neuman, B.,
Interpretation of Imperfect Object Contours,
ICPR78(691-693). BibRef 7800

Rosenberg, D., Levine, M.D., Zucker, S.W.,
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ICPR78(765-769). BibRef 7800

Neumann, B.,
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Chapter on 3-D Shape from X -- Shading, Textures, Lasers, Structured Light, Focus, Line Drawings continues in
Multiple Contours and Images .