Face recognition based on Kinect

In this paper, we present a new algorithm that utilizes low-quality red, green, blue and depth (RGB-D) data from the Kinect sensor for face recognition under challenging conditions. This algorithm extracts multiple features and fuses them at the feature level. A Finer Feature Fusion technique is dev...

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Main Authors: Li, B., Mian, A., Liu, Wan-Quan, Krishna, Aneesh
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer-Verlag London Ltd 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33976
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author Li, B.
Mian, A.
Liu, Wan-Quan
Krishna, Aneesh
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Mian, A.
Liu, Wan-Quan
Krishna, Aneesh
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description In this paper, we present a new algorithm that utilizes low-quality red, green, blue and depth (RGB-D) data from the Kinect sensor for face recognition under challenging conditions. This algorithm extracts multiple features and fuses them at the feature level. A Finer Feature Fusion technique is developed that removes redundant information and retains only the meaningful features for possible maximum class separability. We also introduce a new 3D face database acquired with the Kinect sensor which has released to the research community. This database contains over 5,000 facial images (RGB-D) of 52 individuals under varying pose, expression, illumination and occlusions. Under the first three variations and using only the noisy depth data, the proposed algorithm can achieve 72.5 % recognition rate which is significantly higher than the 41.9 % achieved by the baseline LDA method. Combined with the texture information, 91.3 % recognition rate has achieved under illumination, pose and expression variations. These results suggest the feasibility of low-cost 3D sensors for real-time face recognition.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-339762017-09-13T15:09:36Z Face recognition based on Kinect Li, B. Mian, A. Liu, Wan-Quan Krishna, Aneesh In this paper, we present a new algorithm that utilizes low-quality red, green, blue and depth (RGB-D) data from the Kinect sensor for face recognition under challenging conditions. This algorithm extracts multiple features and fuses them at the feature level. A Finer Feature Fusion technique is developed that removes redundant information and retains only the meaningful features for possible maximum class separability. We also introduce a new 3D face database acquired with the Kinect sensor which has released to the research community. This database contains over 5,000 facial images (RGB-D) of 52 individuals under varying pose, expression, illumination and occlusions. Under the first three variations and using only the noisy depth data, the proposed algorithm can achieve 72.5 % recognition rate which is significantly higher than the 41.9 % achieved by the baseline LDA method. Combined with the texture information, 91.3 % recognition rate has achieved under illumination, pose and expression variations. These results suggest the feasibility of low-cost 3D sensors for real-time face recognition. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33976 10.1007/s10044-015-0456-4 Springer-Verlag London Ltd restricted
spellingShingle Li, B.
Mian, A.
Liu, Wan-Quan
Krishna, Aneesh
Face recognition based on Kinect
title Face recognition based on Kinect
title_full Face recognition based on Kinect
title_fullStr Face recognition based on Kinect
title_full_unstemmed Face recognition based on Kinect
title_short Face recognition based on Kinect
title_sort face recognition based on kinect
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33976