Instructor
209 Engineering Building West
Phone: (573) 882-3951
Office Hours: Mondays 5:00 - 6:00pm
Email: duanye@missouri.edu
Description:
This course introduces students to a central problem in computer vision - how to recover 3-D structure and motion from a collection of 2-D images - using techniques drawn mainly from linear algebra and matrix theory. The main focus is on developing a unified framework for studying the geometry of multiple images of a 3-D scene and reconstructing geometric models from those images. The course will also covers relevant aspects of image formation, basic image processing, and feature extraction. This course should be appropriate for graduate students in all areas as well as advanced undergraduate students.
Prerequisites:
• CS 4650/7650 Image Processing and CS8690 Computer Vision.
• Good knowledge of C or C++ programming, linear algebra and data structures.
Main Textbook:
“Multiple View Geometry in Computer Vision”, 2nd edition by Hartley &
Zisserman
Reference Textbooks:
“ An Invitation to 3D Vision: From Images to Geometric Models ”, Ma, Soatto,
Kosecka and Sastry, Springer Verlag, 2003, ISBN 0-387-00893-4
“Computer Vision -- A Modern Approach” by Forsyth and Ponce
“Introductory Techniques for 3-D Computer Vision” by Trucco & Verri
Course Topics:
• Representation of 3-D moving scene: rigid body motion, Euclidean, affine and projective transformations.
• Image formation: geometric and photometric aspects of image formation process, grey level and color images.

• Image features and Correspondence: geometric and photometric features, feature detection and matching, optical flow.
• Stereo - Two view geometry: camera pose and 3D structure recovery from two views, camera calibration, 3-D reconstruction
• Multiview Geometry: recovery of camera poses and 3D structure from multiple views, recursive estimation from motion sequences
Grading
The grades will be distributed as follows:
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Homework Assignments 90%
Class participation 10%
Academic Dishonesty
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ADA Statement:
If you need accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please inform me immediately. Please see me privately after class. Please also notify the Office of Disability Services (A048 Brady Commons, 882-4696), reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate your needs. To request academic accommodations (for example, a note taker), students must also register with Disability Services, AO38 Brady Commons, 882-4696. It is the campus office responsible for reviewing documentation provided by students requesting academic accommodations, and for accommodations planning in cooperation with students and instructors, as needed and consistent with course requirements. Another resource, MU's Adaptive
Computing Technology Center, 884-2828, is available to provide computing assistance to students with disabilities. For more information about the rights of people with disabilities, please see ada.missouri.edu or call 884-7278.