Method and apparatus for recognizing an object within an image

摘要

A method and apparatus is described for detecting and recognizing an object within a generated image regardless of the aspect view angle of the object within the image. An object may be recognized by comparing descriptor values determined for the detected object with descriptor values and/or value ranges stored in an information base for different aspect view angles of a plurality of objects. A novel desurfacing approach may be use to remove image surface distortions unrelated to objects within the image. A novel graphical user interface may be used to improve user interaction and control of the object recognition process. The method and apparatus described may be used to detect objects within images generated by a wide variety of imaging systems. For example, concealed explosive devices may be detected by configuring the apparatus to recognize views of a conventional blasting cap's dense explosive filler within x-ray generated images.