Chapter One
Chapter One
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Chapter One
Computer Vision and image processing
Outline
Introduction
What is a computer vision?
What is image?
Related fields in CV
Computer Vision vs Image Processing
Application of CV and IP
DifferentImage processing examples Fundamental steps in
image processing
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Introduction
Image is a kind of language which expresses visual information to human being.
One of the first applications of digital images was in the newspaper industry, when
pictures were first sent by submarine cable between London and New York.
Digital image processing is the study of theories, models and algorithms for the
Computer vision deals with theories and algorithms for automating the process of
visual perception, and involves tasks such as noise removal, smoothing, and
sharpening of edges.
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Human Vision vs Computer Vision
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What is computer vision?
CV is the field of CS that focuses on replicating parts of the complexity of the
human vision system and enabling computers to identify and process objects in
images and videos in the same way that humans do.
It is the science which useful information about the world can be automatically
extracted and analysed from an observed image, image set, or image sequence
from computations made by a computer.
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Cont’d…
Computer vision is a subfield of AI (Artificial Intelligence), which enables
machines to derive some meaningful information from any image, video, or
other visual input and perform the required action on that information.
Computer vision is inspired by the way human visual systems and brains work.
The computer vision algorithms we use today are based on pattern recognition,
training models on massive amounts of visual data.
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What is image processing?
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Cont’d…
(x, y) is called the intensity or gray level of the image at that point and the
range is between 0 and 255.
When x, y, and the amplitude values off f are all finite, discrete quantities, we
call the image a digital image.
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Why do we need image processing?
image processing is more accurately defined as a means of translation between
the human visual system and digital imaging devices.
The human visual system does not perceive the world in the same manner as
digital detectors.
Image processing must be approached in a manner consistent with the scientific
method so that others may reproduce, and validate, one's results.
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Some of the purposes of IP
1. Visualization – Observing objects that are difficult to see.
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Cont’d..
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Related fields in CV
The fields most closely related to computer vision are image processing, image
analysis and machine vision.
Computer vision is a field of artificial intelligence (AI) that uses
machine learning and neural networks to teach computers and systems to derive
meaningful information from
digital images,
videos and other visual inputs and to make recommendations or take actions
when they see defects or issues.
Computer graphics is also Related fields
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Cont’d..
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Application of CV and IP
Facial recognition.
Self-driving cars.
Robotic automation.
Medical anomaly detection.
Sports performance analysis.
Manufacturing fault detection.
Agricultural monitoring.
Plant species classification.
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Reading Assignment
Image processing examples Fundamental steps in image processing
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End !!!
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