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Computer Vision/Digital Image Processing (Spring 2005)

Course code : EDIP-U1
ECTS Credits : 7,5 Status : Optional
Revised : 25/02 2005 Written : 07/01 2005
Placement : 5-7 semester Hours per week : 4
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : Danish if no English students are present

Objective : Digital imaging, video and related processing have experienced exceptional growth in recent years and have become prevalent in a wide variety of applications: Consumer, industrial, military as well as scientific markets. With the study module the student will learn and apply fundamental concepts and techniques of digital image processing to typical applications such as: automatic image enhancement, object inspection and flaw detection, object classification/recognition and image data compression/decompression.

Specifically the student will:
- Acquire knowledge of image sources, acquisition techniques and digital representation of images
- Acquire knowledge of human light and colour perception
- Be able to analyse images in the spatial or frequency domains and subsequently apply automatic processing for image enhancement
- Be able to apply pseudo-colour or full colour processing
- Comprehend and apply techniques for edge detection and linking in computer automated object classification/recognition
- Comprehend and apply methods for compression/decompression of images
- Design and test processing algorithms with MATLAB’s image processing toolbox.
Principal Content : Image sources and image acquisition
Image representation
Human visual perception
Image enhancement in the spatial domain
Image enhancement in the frequency domain
Image restoration
Color image processing
Image compression/decompression
Image segmentation
Object recognition
Teaching method : Alternating lectures (approx. 50% of scheduled time), laboratory exercises and course work assignments. Three compulsory course work assignments are to be worked out in groups/teams and documented in team reports.
Required prequisites : DSM3A or DSM4, or similar documented competences, i.e.
- Time and frequency domain analysis and filtering of sampled data. Time-frequency transforms (Fourier)
- Probabilistic analysis and modeling of sampled data, including prediction.
- Basic information theory: Entropy, coding and compression
- Matrix algebra and MATLAB
Recommended prerequisites : -
Relations : -
Type of examination : Look under remarks
External examiner : Internal
Marking : Scale of 13
Remarks : Admission to the exam is pending on participation in the compulsory work assignments as well as on a satisfactory level of the team reports.

The exam has two phases:

- In the first phase each student makes a 10-minute presentation of a self-chosen topic from one of the work assignments, while the other group members are present. The actual assignment is to be decided on in advance.

- In the second phase each student makes a 10-minute presentation of a topic, drawn from the other two work assignments.

The grade given will be based on: the level of the team reports and the performance during the two presentations.
Teaching material : Digital Image Processing by Rafael C. Gonzales, Richard E. Woods. Second edition 2002. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-201-18075-8

Image Processing Toolbox User"s Manual (available in electronic form)
Responsible teacher : Keld Baden-Kristensen , keba@dtu.dk