scholarly journals On the Ambient Optic Array: James Gibson’s Insights About the Phenomenon of Chiaroscuro

i-Perception ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 204166952095209
Author(s):  
James T. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Visual Perception ◽  
Light Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Shape From Shading ◽  
Ambient Light ◽  
The Past ◽  
Surface Materials ◽  
Dimensional Shape ◽  
Optic Array ◽  
Three Dimensional Shape

In 1966, James Gibson first presented his theory of the ambient optic array, and he proposed a new field of ecological optics that he hoped would advance our knowledge on this topic. This study will consider how his ideas have largely come to fruition over the past 50 years. It reviews the research on the visual perception of three-dimensional shape from shading, the effects of ambient light from surface interreflections on observers’ perceptions, the perception of the light field, and the perception of surface materials. Finally, it also considers Gibson’s impact on these developments.

scholarly journals Development of PLA Fibers as an Antimicrobial Agent with Enhanced Infection Resistance using Electrospinning/Plasma Technology

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelrahman Mahmoud ◽  
Mohammed Naser ◽  
Mahmoud Abdelrasool ◽  
Khalid Jama ◽  
Mohamed Hussein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Plasma Technology ◽  
Energy Increase ◽  
The Past ◽  
Unit Cells ◽  
Infection Resistance ◽  
Dimensional Shape ◽  
Fiber Dimensions ◽  
Three Dimensional Shape

Humans are vulnerable and easily prone to all kind of injuries, diseases, and traumas that can be damaging to their tissues (including its building unit, cells), bones, or even organs. Therefore, they would need assistance in healing or re-growing once again. Medical scaffolds have emerged over the past decades as one of the most important concepts in the tissue-engineering field as they enable and aide the re-growth of tissues and their successors. An optimal medical scaffold should be addressing the following factors: biocompatibility, biodegradability, mechanical properties, scaffold architecture/porosity, precise three-dimensional shape and manufacturing technology. There are several materials utilized in the fabrication of medical scaffolds, but one of the most extensively studied polymers is polylactic acid (PLA). PLA is biodegradable thermoplastic aliphatic polyester that is derived from naturally produced lactic acid. PLA is characterized with its excellent mechanical properties, biodegradability, promising eco-friendly, and excellent biocompatibility. PLA can be fabricated into nanofibers for medical scaffolds used through many techniques; electrospinning is one of the widely used methods for such fabrication. Electrospinning is a favorable technique because in the preparation of scaffolds, some parameters such as fiber dimensions, morphology, and porosity are easily controlled. A problem that is associated with medical scaffolds, such as inflammation and infection, was reported in many cases resulting in a degradation of tissues. Therefore, a surface modification was thought of as a needed solution which mostly focuses on an incorporation of extra functionalities responsible for the surface free energy increase (wettability). Therefore, plasma technique was a favorable solution for the surface treatment and modification. Plasma treatment enables the formation of free radicals. These radicals can be easily utilized for grafting process. Subsequently, ascorbic acid (ASA) could be incorporated as anti-inflammatory and anti-infection agent on the plasma pretreated surface of scaffolds.

Spatial Scale in Stereo and Shape from Shading: Image Input, Mechanisms, and Tasks

Perception ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 1137-1146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanspeter A Mallot
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Scale ◽  
Depth Perception ◽  
Feature Matching ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Shape From Shading ◽  
Probe Experiment ◽  
Dimensional Shape ◽  
Matching Mechanism ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Three Dimensional Shape

The problem of spatial scale in depth perception can be considered at three stages: image input, mechanisms, and depth descriptors specific for certain tasks. A review is presented of a number of earlier experiments supporting the distinction between a coarse, correlation-based mechanism and a feature-matching mechanism of stereopsis in terms of their respective inputs and outputs. In order to measure the influence of the correlation mechanism on the perception of three-dimensional shape, a shape-probe experiment was designed. For smooth intensity profiles with constant disparity, the results show that perceived shape is largely independent of overall disparity but does make use of shape from shading as well as the assumption that brighter parts are in front (proximity–luminance covariance).

scholarly journals The perception of shape from shading in a new light

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J Proulx
Keyword(s):  
Bayesian Models ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Internal Representation ◽  
Shape From Shading ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Persuasive Power ◽  
Dimensional Shape ◽  
External Light Source ◽  
First Time ◽  
Three Dimensional Shape

How do humans see three-dimensional shape based on two-dimensional shading? Much research has assumed that a ‘light from above’ bias solves the ambiguity of shape from shading. Counter to the ‘light from above’ bias, studies of Bayesian priors have found that such a bias can be swayed by other light cues. Despite the persuasive power of the Bayesian models, many new studies and books cite the original ‘light from above’ findings. Here I present a version of the Bayesian result that can be experienced. The perception of shape-from-shading based was found here to be influenced by an external light source, even when the light was obstructed and did not directly illuminate a two-dimensional stimulus. The results imply that this effect is robust and not low-level in nature. The perception of shape from shading is not necessarily based on a hard-wired internal representation of lighting direction, but rather assesses the direction of lighting in the scene adaptively. Here, for the first time, is an experiential opportunity to see what the Bayesian models have supported all along.

scholarly journals The perception of shape from shading in a new light

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J Proulx
Keyword(s):  
Bayesian Models ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Internal Representation ◽  
Shape From Shading ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Persuasive Power ◽  
Dimensional Shape ◽  
External Light Source ◽  
First Time ◽  
Three Dimensional Shape

How do humans see three-dimensional shape based on two-dimensional shading? Much research has assumed that a ‘light from above’ bias solves the ambiguity of shape from shading. Counter to the ‘light from above’ bias, studies of Bayesian priors have found that such a bias can be swayed by other light cues. Despite the persuasive power of the Bayesian models, many new studies and books cite the original ‘light from above’ findings. Here I present a version of the Bayesian result that can be experienced. The perception of shape-from-shading based was found here to be influenced by an external light source, even when the light was obstructed and did not directly illuminate a two-dimensional stimulus. The results imply that this effect is robust and not low-level in nature. The perception of shape from shading is not necessarily based on a hard-wired internal representation of lighting direction, but rather assesses the direction of lighting in the scene adaptively. Here, for the first time, is an experiential opportunity to see what the Bayesian models have supported all along.

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