Modeling Real Objects for Kansei-based Shape Retrieval

A large number of 3D models are created on computers and available for networks. Some content-based retrieval technologies are indispensable to find out particular data from such anonymous datasets. Though several shape retrieval technologies have been developed, little attention has been given to the points on human＇s sense and impression （as known as Kansei） in the conventional techniques, In this paper, the authors propose a novel method of shape retrieval based on shape impression of human＇s Kansei. The key to the method is the Gaussian curvature distribution from 3D models as features for shape retrieval. Then it classifies the 3D models by extracted feature and measures similarity among models in storage.

Data driven composite shape descriptor design for shape retrieval with a VoR-Tree

We develop a data driven method(probability model) to construct a composite shape descriptor by combining a pair of scale-based shape descriptors. The selection of a pair of scale-based shape descriptors is modeled as the computation of the union of two events, i.e.,retrieving similar shapes by using a single scale-based shape descriptor. The pair of scale-based shape descriptors with the highest probability forms the composite shape descriptor. Given a shape database, the composite shape descriptors for the shapes constitute a planar point set.A VoR-Tree of the planar point set is then used as an indexing structure for efficient query operation. Experiments and comparisons show the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed composite shape descriptor.

Shape Retrieval Using ECPDH with Dynamic Programming

The matching and retrieval of the 2D shapes are challenging issues in object recognition and computer vision. In this paper, we propose a new object contour descriptor termed ECPDH (Elliptic Contour Points Distribution Histogram), which is based on the distribution of the points on an object contour under the polar coordinates. ECPDH has the essential merits of invariance to scale and translation. Dynamic Programming (DP) algorithm is used to measure the distance between the ECPDHs. The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated using some standard tests on MPEG-7 shape database. The results show the precision and recall of our method over other recent methods in the literature.

3D shape retrieval based on Laplace operator and joint Bayesian model

Feature analysis plays a significant role in computer vision and computer graphics.In the task of shape retrieval,shape descriptor is indispensable.In recent years,feature extraction based on deep learning becomes very popular,but the design of geometric shape descriptor is still meaningful due to the contained intrinsic information and interpretability.This paper proposes an effective and robust descriptor of 3D models.The descriptor is constructed based on the probability distribution of the normalized eigenfunctions of the Laplace–Beltrami operator on the surface,and a spectrum method for dimensionality reduction.The distance metric of the descriptor space is learned by utilizing the joint Bayesian model,and we introduce a matrix regularization in the training stage to re-estimate the covariance matrix.Finally,we apply the descriptor to 3D shape retrieval on a public benchmark.Experiments show that our method is robust and has good retrieval performance.

Fourier Descriptors with Different Shape Signatures:a Comparative Study for Shape Based Retrieval of Kinematic Constraints

Fourier Descriptors（FD） has been widely used in image analysis and computer vision for shape recognition as they can be made independent of translation,rotation,as well as scaling.They have also been used for developing methods for the analysis and synthesis of four-bar linkages for path generation.This paper focuses on a comparative study of Fourier descriptors derived from various shape signatures of planar closed curves.This includes representations based on Cartesian coordinates,centroid distance,cumulative angle,and curvature.The comparison is conducted not only using commonly used criteria for shape representation and identification but also in the context of shape based retrieval of kinematic constraints for task centered mechanism design.Examples are provided to seek to extract geometric constraints such as circle,circular arc,ellipse and line-segment from a given motion.

Shape embedding and retrieval in multi-flow deformation

We propose a unified 3D flow frameworkfor joint learning of shape embedding and deformationfor different categories. Our goal is to recovershapes from imperfect point clouds by fitting thebest shape template in a shape repository afterdeformation. Accordingly, we learn a shape embeddingfor template retrieval and a flow-based network forrobust deformation. We note that the deformationflow can be quite different for different shapecategories. Therefore, we introduce a novel multi-hubmodule to learn multiple modes of deformation toincorporate such variation, providing a network whichcan handle a wide range of objects from differentcategories. The shape embedding is designed to retrievethe best-fit template as the nearest neighbor in a latentspace. We replace the standard fully connected layerwith a tiny structure in the embedding that significantlyreduces network complexity and further improvesdeformation quality. Experiments show the superiorityof our method to existing state-of-the-art methods viaqualitative and quantitative comparisons. Finally, ourmethod provides efficient and flexible deformation thatcan further be used for novel shape design.

Ellipse-based shape description and retrieval method

Using a group of ellipses to approach the shape contour, a new shape retrieval method is presented in this paper. In order to keep shape-based retrieval invariant to its position, orientation and size, the shape normalization method is presented. From our research, any closed shape contour can be uniquely decomposed into a group of ellipses, and the original shape contour can be re-constructed using the decomposed ellipses. The ellipse-based shape description and similar retrieval method is introduced in this paper. Based on ellipse's contribution to shape contour, the decomposed ellipses are parted into low-order ellipses and high-order ellipses. The low-order ellipses measure the macroscopic feature of a shape contour, and the high-order ellipses measure the microscopic feature. The two-phase shape matching method is given. Through the experiment test, our method has better shape retrieval effect.

Geometric and Photometric Data Fusion in Non-Rigid Shape Analysis

In this paper,we explore the use of the diffusion geometry framework for the fusion of geometric and photometric information in local and global shape descriptors.Our construction is based on the definition of a diffusion process on the shape manifold embedded into a high-dimensional space where the embedding coordinates represent the photometric information.Experimental results show that such data fusion is useful in coping with different challenges of shape analysis where pure geometric and pure photometric methods fail.