Multi-objective Optimization for Characterization of Optical Flow Methods

Jose Delpiano, Luis Pizarro, Rodrigo Verschae, Javier Ruiz-del-Solar

2014

Abstract

Optical flow methods are among the most accurate techniques for estimating displacement and velocity fields in a number of applications that range from neuroscience to robotics. The performance of any optical flow method will naturally depend on the configuration of its parameters. Beyond the standard practice of manual (ad-hoc) selection of parameters for a specific application, in this article we propose a framework for automatic parameter setting that allows searching for an approximated Pareto-optimal set of configurations in the whole parameter space. This final Pareto front characterizes each specific method, enabling proper method comparison. We define two performance criteria, namely the accuracy and speed of the optical flow methods.

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Delpiano J., Pizarro L., Verschae R. and Ruiz-del-Solar J. (2014). Multi-objective Optimization for Characterization of Optical Flow Methods . In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 2: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2014) ISBN 978-989-758-004-8, pages 566-573. DOI: 10.5220/0004736305660573


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@conference{visapp14,
author={Jose Delpiano and Luis Pizarro and Rodrigo Verschae and Javier Ruiz-del-Solar},
title={Multi-objective Optimization for Characterization of Optical Flow Methods},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 2: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2014)},
year={2014},
pages={566-573},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004736305660573},
isbn={978-989-758-004-8},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 2: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2014)
TI - Multi-objective Optimization for Characterization of Optical Flow Methods
SN - 978-989-758-004-8
AU - Delpiano J.
AU - Pizarro L.
AU - Verschae R.
AU - Ruiz-del-Solar J.
PY - 2014
SP - 566
EP - 573
DO - 10.5220/0004736305660573