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3.6.1 Trichromacy and Colour Spaces 893.6.2 Lightness and Colour Constancy 903.6.3 Colour in Recognition 913.7 Assignments 91
II IMAGE MODELS 94
4 GEOMETRIC IMAGE FEATURES 96
4.1 Elements of Differential Geometry 1004.1.1 Curves 1004.1.2 Surfaces 105Application: The shape of specularities 1094.2 Contour Geometry 1124.2.1 The Occluding Contour and the Image Contour 1134.2.2 The Cusps and Inflections of the Image Contour 1144.2.3 Koenderink’s Theorem 1154.3 Notes 1174.4 Assignments 118
5 ANALYTICAL IMAGE FEATURES 120
5.1 Elements of Analytical Euclidean Geometry 1205.1.1 Coordinate Systems and Homogeneous Coordinates 1215.1.2 Coordinate System Changes and Rigid Transformations 1245.2 Geometric Camera Parameters 1295.2.1 Intrinsic Parameters 1295.2.2 Extrinsic Parameters 1325.2.3 A Characterization of Perspective Projection Matrices 1325.3 Calibration Methods 1335.3.1 A Linear Approach to Camera Calibration 134Technique: Linear Least Squares Methods 1355.3.2 Taking Radial Distortion into Account 1395.3.3 Using Straight Lines for Calibration 1405.3.4 Analytical Photogrammetry 143Technique: Non-Linear Least Squares Methods 1455.4 Notes 1475.5 Assignments 147