A Novel Multi-scale Key-Point Detector Using Residual Dense Block and Coordinate Attention

A New Multi-Scale Harris Interesting Point Detector

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.602-605.1950 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 602-605 ◽

pp. 1950-1955

Author(s):

Guang Xue Wang ◽

Yong Chun Liu ◽

Huan He

Keyword(s):

Object Tracking ◽

Detection Algorithm ◽

Scene Analysis ◽

Data Sets ◽

Scale Level ◽

Interesting Point ◽

Multi Scale ◽

The Stability ◽

Point Detection ◽

Point Detector

The interesting point is important features in images, which is frequently used for image registration, scene analysis, object tracking. Many algorithms for detecting the interesting points have been developed up to now. Among them, the Harris interesting point detector is proved most stable against rotation and noise, while it is also very sensitive to scale change. In order to solve this problem, a new multi-scale Harris interesting point detection algorithm is proposed in this paper. The algorithm consists of two main stages. In stage one, we build a multi-scale representation for Harris measure and find candidate interesting points at each scale level. In stage two, a novel measure is defined to measure the stability of each point. Based on the measure, the final interesting point is selected from candidates. The experiments on both optical and sar data sets have shown that, compared with stand Harris interesting point detector and some other multi-scale interesting point detectors, our algorithm is more robust.

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A confocal laser scanning microscope for fluorescence and reflection at video rates

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100152641 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 47 ◽

pp. 134-135

Author(s):

P.M. Houpt ◽

A. Draaijer

Keyword(s):

Light Source ◽

Laser Scanning ◽

Focal Point ◽

Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope ◽

Confocal Laser ◽

Point Light Source ◽

Volume Of Interest ◽

Ion Laser ◽

Point Light ◽

Point Detector

In confocal microscopy, the object is scanned by the coinciding focal points (confocal) of a point light source and a point detector both focused on a certain plane in the object. Only light coming from the focal point is detected and, even more important, out-of-focus light is rejected.This makes it possible to slice up optically the ‘volume of interest’ in the object by moving it axially while scanning the focused point light source (X-Y) laterally. The successive confocal sections can be stored in a computer and used to reconstruct the object in a 3D image display.The instrument described is able to scan the object laterally with an Ar ion laser (488 nm) at video rates. The image of one confocal section of an object can be displayed within 40 milliseconds (1000 х 1000 pixels). The time to record the total information within the ‘volume of interest’ normally depends on the number of slices needed to cover it, but rarely exceeds a few seconds.

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