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A Constrained Hybrid Optimization Algorithm for Morphable Appearance Models
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A Constrained Hybrid Optimization Algorithm for Morphable Appearance Models

Cuiping Zhang and Fernand S. Cohen
Energy Minimization Methods in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, pp 568-583
2005

Abstract

Face Database Face Image Face Shape Landmark Point Motion Estimation
In this paper, we propose a constrained hybrid optimization algorithm that incorporates several shape constraints into a gradient descent procedure using a novel unbiased cost function. Shape constraints are heuristically derived from face images where the face shape can be directly estimated based on ”motion” analysis. To better locate face contour points regardless of the background, local projection models are used. Experiments show that our algorithm benefits significantly from these shape constraints and achieves a much higher convergent rate compared to the inverse compositional optimization algorithm. We test our algorithm on different face databases, and demonstrate its robustness in presence of various illuminations, background patterns, as well as variations in face expressions.

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