Understanding vision

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Understanding vision

R.J. Watt

Academic Press, c1991

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780127385006

Description

This book addresses the question, what is vision? The author develops the answer so that the student new to vision will gain a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of vision. The book also presents a novel framework for understanding vision which will stimulate those already familiar with research in this field.

Table of Contents

What Is Vision? Vision: Images to Action. What Are Images Like? Image Algebra. Image Description. Visual Description. Visual Interpretation. Studying Human Vision. Psychophysics and Image Algebra. Psychophysics and Visual Descriptions. Psychophysics and Visual Interpretation. Postscript.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780127385013

Description

What is vision? This is the question that Understanding Vision addresses from the outset. Watt develops the answer in such a way that the student new to vision will close the book with a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of vision. The book also presents a novel framework for understanding vision wich will stimulate those already familiar with research in this field. It explains the relationship between modern studies of machine and human vision, and stresses the idea of the component visual system. Most chapters contain exercises and suggestions for further reading.

Table of Contents

What Is Vision? Vision: Images to Action. What Are Images Like? Image Algebra. Image Description. Visual Description. Visual Interpretation. Studying Human Vision. Psychophysics and Image Algebra. Psychophysics and Visual Descriptions. Psychophysics and Visual Interpretation. Postscript.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA13311357
  • ISBN
    • 0127385002
    • 0127385010
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 301 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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