Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE CCE3207

 
TITLE Introduction to Computer Vision

 
UM LEVEL 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course

 
MQF LEVEL 6

 
ECTS CREDITS 5

 
DEPARTMENT Communications and Computer Engineering

 
DESCRIPTION The study-unit will introduce the techniques commonly used in computer vision and pattern recognition. This includes image acquisition, image registration and feature extraction. This unit will also introduce the basic principles in pattern recognition including feature selection, classification and regression.

Study-unit Aims:

- To introduce the basic techniques used in computer vision to extract information from an image;
- To provide the theoretical foundations of image analysis and computer vision;
- To introduce the fundamental principles in pattern recognition which are used in a wide range of disciplines including computer vision.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Knowledge & Understanding
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- differentiate between the different distortions present in a video/image;
- implement a camera calibration technique to restore optical distortions;
- implement first and second order gradients from images/videos;
- differentiate between different feature extraction methods;
- apply feature extraction methods such as local binary pattern and histogram of orientation gradients to extract information from an image/video;
- implement simple pattern recognition techniques to solve real-world computer vision problems.

2. Skills
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- select the features that are suitable to address a specific practical problem;
- develop software that can be used to extract information from an image or video;
- apply pattern recognition algorithms to model real-world problems.

Main Text/s and any supplementary readings:

Main
Rafael Gonzales, Richard E. Woods, Digital Image Processing, Prentice Hall, 2002.

Supplementary
- Richard O. Duda, Peter E. Hart, David G. Stock, Pattern Classification, Wiley and Sons. 2000.

 
ADDITIONAL NOTES Pre-Requisite Study-unit: CCE2203

Co-Requisite Study-unit: CCE3502

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture, Independent Study, Practicum & Tutorial

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Assessment Due Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Assignment SEM1 Yes 100%

 
LECTURER/S

 

 
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