Corner-Based Image Alignment using Pyramid Structure with Gradient Vector Similarity

Abstract

This paper presents a corner-based image alignment algorithm based on the procedures of corner-based template matching and geometric parameter estimation. This algorithm consists of two stages: 1) training phase, and 2) matching phase. In the training phase, a corner detection algorithm is used to extract the corners. These corners are then used to build the pyramid images. In the matching phase, the corners are obtained using the same corner detection algorithm. The similarity measure is then determined by the differences of gradient vector between the corners obtained in the template image and the inspection image, respectively. A parabolic function is further applied to evaluate the geometric relationship between the template and the inspection images. Results show that the corner-based template matching outperforms the original edge-based template matching in efficiency, and both of them are robust against non-liner light changes. The accuracy and precision of the corner-based image alignment are competitive to that of edge-based image alignment under the same environment. In practice, the proposed algorithm demonstrates its precision, efficiency and robustness in image alignment for real world applications.

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C. Chen, K. Peng, C. Huang and C. Yeh, "Corner-Based Image Alignment using Pyramid Structure with Gradient Vector Similarity," Journal of Signal and Information Processing, Vol. 4 No. 3B, 2013, pp. 114-119. doi: 10.4236/jsip.2013.43B020.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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