NDLI: Towards accurate and efficient representation of image irradiance of convex-Lambertian objects under unknown near lighting

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Author	Elhabian, S.Y. Rara, H. Farag, A.A.
Copyright Year	2011
Description	Author affiliation: University of Louisville, CVIP Lab, KY, USA (Elhabian, S.Y.; Rara, H.; Farag, A.A.)
Abstract	Surface irradiance signals are turned into outgoing radiance through the surface reflectance function, which can be significantly perturbed by the illumination conditions. Due to their low-frequency nature, irradiance signals can be represented using low-order basis functions, where spherical harmonics (SH) have been extensively used to provide such basis. When capturing image irradiance from a single viewpoint, the visible part of the object's surface constructs the upper hemisphere of the surface normals where the SH are no longer orthonormal. This reduced domain paves the way for even lower-dimensional approximation since full spherical representation is not needed. While harmonic basis are known to be optimal under distant light, light coming from near-by objects and indoor environments are common near light scenarios; it is essential to relax distant light assumption. Considering light source(s) distributed uniformly over the upper hemisphere, we propose the use of hemispherical harmonics (HSH) to model image irradiance of convex Lambertian objects perceived from single viewpoint under unknown near illumination. We prove analytically, and experimentally validated, that the Lambertian kernel has a more compact harmonic expansion in the hemispherical domain when compared to its spherical counterpart. We illustrate that HSH provide an efficient and accurate low-dimensional representation of image irradiance of Lambertian objects under near lighting conditions in contrast to SH.
Starting Page	1732
Ending Page	1737
File Size	2149176
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781457711015
ISSN	15505499
e-ISBN	9781457711022
DOI	10.1109/ICCV.2011.6126437
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-11-06
Publisher Place	Spain
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Harmonic analysis Lighting Light sources Function approximation Kernel Accuracy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Software

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