In order to recover an accurate representation of a scene containing multiple moving objects, one must use estimation methods that can recover both model parameters and segmentation at the same time. We introduce a new layered model of scene segmentation based on explicitly representing the support of a homogeneous region. Our model employs parallel robust estimation techniques, and uses a minimal-covering optimization to estimate the number of objects in the scene. Using a simple direct motion model of translating objects, we successfully segment real image sequences containing multiple motions.

Date Published: 14 February 1992
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 1613, Mobile Robots VI, (14 February 1992); doi: 10.1117/12.135181

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 1613:
Mobile Robots VI
William J. Wolfe; Wendell H. Chun, Editor(s)