scholarly journals Surface color perception in three-dimensional scenes

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 311-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
HUSEYIN BOYACI ◽  
KATJA DOERSCHNER ◽  
JACQUELINE L. SNYDER ◽  
LAURENCE T. MALONEY
Keyword(s):  
Visual System ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
Human Visual System ◽  
Light Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Color Perception ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Surface Color ◽  
Matte Surface ◽  
Surface Lightness

Researchers studying surface color perception have typically used stimuli that consist of a small number of matte patches (real or simulated) embedded in a plane perpendicular to the line of sight (a “Mondrian,” Land & McCann, 1971). Reliable estimation of the color of a matte surface is a difficult if not impossible computational problem in such limited scenes (Maloney, 1999). In more realistic, three-dimensional scenes the difficulty of the problem increases, in part, because the effective illumination incident on the surface (the light field) now depends on surface orientation and location. We review recent work in multiple laboratories that examines (1) the degree to which the human visual system discounts the light field in judging matte surface lightness and color and (2) what illuminant cues the visual system uses in estimating the flow of light in a scene.

An Upward-Facing Surface Appears Darker: The Role Played by the Light-From-Above Assumption in Lightness Perception

Perception ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 500-514
Author(s):  
Yuki Kobayashi ◽  
Kazunori Morikawa
Keyword(s):  
Light Intensity ◽  
Visual System ◽  
Human Visual System ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Surface Reflectance ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Illusory Effect ◽  
Lightness Perception ◽  
Extract Information

The human visual system can extract information on surface reflectance (lightness) from light intensity; this, however, confounds information on reflectance and illumination. We hypothesized that the visual system, to solve this lightness problem, utilizes the internally held prior assumption that illumination falls from above. Experiment 1 showed that an upward-facing surface is perceived to be darker than a downward-facing surface, proving our hypothesis. Experiment 2 showed the same results in the absence of explicit illumination cues. The effect of the light-from-left prior assumption was not observed in Experiment 3. The upward- and downward-facing surface stimuli in Experiments 1 and 2 showed no difference in a two-dimensional configuration or three-dimensional structure, and the participants’ perceived lightness appeared to be affected by the observers’ prior assumption that illumination is always from above. Other studies have not accounted for this illusory effect, and this study’s finding provides additional insights into the study of lightness perception.

scholarly journals Ultrafast light field tomography for snapshot transient and non-line-of-sight imaging

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohua Feng ◽  
Liang Gao
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Light Field ◽  
Moving Objects ◽  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Temporal Dimension ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Imaging Strategy ◽  
Non Line Of Sight

AbstractCameras with extreme speeds are enabling technologies in both fundamental and applied sciences. However, existing ultrafast cameras are incapable of coping with extended three-dimensional scenes and fall short for non-line-of-sight imaging, which requires a long sequence of time-resolved two-dimensional data. Current non-line-of-sight imagers, therefore, need to perform extensive scanning in the spatial and/or temporal dimension, restricting their use in imaging only static or slowly moving objects. To address these long-standing challenges, we present here ultrafast light field tomography (LIFT), a transient imaging strategy that offers a temporal sequence of over 1000 and enables highly efficient light field acquisition, allowing snapshot acquisition of the complete four-dimensional space and time. With LIFT, we demonstrated three-dimensional imaging of light in flight phenomena with a <10 picoseconds resolution and non-line-of-sight imaging at a 30 Hz video-rate. Furthermore, we showed how LIFT can benefit from deep learning for an improved and accelerated image formation. LIFT may facilitate broad adoption of time-resolved methods in various disciplines.

Surface Interpolation in Three-Dimensional Structure-from-Motion Perception

1989 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masud Husain ◽  
Stefan Treue ◽  
Richard A. Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Visual System ◽  
Structure From Motion ◽  
Human Visual System ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Visual Image ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Neural Network Models ◽  
Position Information ◽  
Surface Interpolation

Although it is appreciated that humans can use a number of visual cues to perceive the three-dimensional (3-D) shape of an object, for example, luminance, orientation, binocular disparity, and motion, the exact mechanisms employed are not known (De Yoe and Van Essen 1988). An important approach to understanding the computations performed by the visual system is to develop algorithms (Marr 1982) or neural network models (Lehky and Sejnowski 1988; Siegel 1987) that are capable of computing shape from specific cues in the visual image. In this study we investigated the ability of observers to see the 3-D shape of an object using motion cues, so called structure-from-motion (SFM). We measured human performance in a two-alternative forced choice task using novel dynamic random-dot stimuli with limited point lifetimes. We show that the human visual system integrates motion information spatially and temporally (across several point lifetimes) as part of the process for computing SFM. We conclude that SFM algorithms must include surface interpolation to account for human performance. Our experiments also provide evidence that local velocity information, and not position information derived from discrete views of the image (as proposed by some algorithms), is used to solve the SFM problem by the human visual system.

Surface color perception in constrained environments

2003 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-39
Author(s):  
Laurence T. Maloney
Keyword(s):  
Visual System ◽  
Specific Surface ◽  
Surface Properties ◽  
Color Perception ◽  
Color Information ◽  
Surface Color ◽  
Constrained Environments

AbstractByrne & Hilbert propose that color can be identified with explicit properties of physical surfaces. I argue that this claim must be qualified to take into account constraints needed to make recovery of surface color information possible. When these constraints are satisfied, then a biological visual system can establish a correspondence between perceived surface color and specific surface properties.

scholarly journals Surface color perception and light field estimation in 3D scenes

2011 ◽  
pp. 280-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence T. Maloney ◽  
Holly E. Gerhard ◽  
Huseyin Boyaci ◽  
Katja Doerschner
Keyword(s):  
Light Field ◽  
Color Perception ◽  
Surface Color ◽  
Field Estimation

Are new vision standards and tests needed for military aircrew using 3D stereo helmet-mounted displays?

2020 ◽  
pp. bmjmilitary-2020-001493
Author(s):  
Bonnie Noeleen Posselt ◽  
M Winterbottom
Keyword(s):  
Visual System ◽  
Human Visual System ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Testing Methods ◽  
Flight Data ◽  
Visual Systems ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
New Vision ◽  
Medical Vision ◽  
Stereo Acuity

Visual standards for military aviators were historically set in the 1920s with requirements based on the visual systems of aircraft at the time, and these standards have changed very little despite significant advances in aircraft technology. Helmet-mounted displays (HMDs) today enable pilots to keep their head out of the cockpit while flying and can be monocular, biocular or binocular in design. With next generation binocular HMDs, flight data can be displayed in three-dimensional stereo to declutter information presented, improving search times and potentially improve overall performance further. However, these new visually demanding technologies place previously unconsidered stresses on the human visual system. As such, new medical vision standards may be required for military aircrew along with improved testing methods to accurately characterise stereo acuity.

Technology Study on the Different Cognitive Process of Stereopsis between Crossed and Uncrossed Fine Disparity

2014 ◽  
Vol 886 ◽  
pp. 374-377
Author(s):  
Yan Wu ◽  
Qi Li
Keyword(s):  
Visual System ◽  
Human Visual System ◽  
Cognitive Process ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Visual Fatigue ◽  
Technology Study ◽  
Random Dot Stereograms ◽  
Display Technology ◽  
Made In

Considerable improvements in display technology were made in stereoscopic imaging and image quality rose with technical progress. But there was not enough effort on reducing visual fatigue. The study was to investigate one of the ways to reduce visual fatigue caused by three-dimensional images. Static random-dot stereograms (RDS) were used as stimuli. The performance of every subject was recorded with disparate disparities of 3.27', 6.54', 8.18', 11.45', 14.72', 17.99', 21.26', and 24.53'. Results showed that reaction times were always longer in the uncrossed disparities relative to the crossed disparities. For crossed disparities, human visual system was the most sensitive to the images with disparity of 6.54'. As to uncrossed disparities, human visual system was the most sensitive to the images with disparity of 8.18'.

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