3D Face Recognition Based on Local Curvature Feature Matching

Abstract:

In this paper, an approach based on local curvature feature matching for 3D face recognition is proposed. K-L transformation is employed to adjust coordinate system and coarsely align 3D point cloud. Based on B-splines approximation, 3D facial surface reconstruction is implemented. Through analyzing curvature features of the fitted surface, local rigid facial patches are extracted. According to the extracted local patches, feature vectors are constructed to execute final recognition. Experimental results demonstrate high performance of the presented method and also show that the method is fairly effective for 3D face recognition.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 121-126)
• Pages: 609-616
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.121-126.609
• Online since: October 2011
• Authors: Dao Qing Sheng, Guo Yue Chen, Kazuki Saruta, Yuki Terata
• Keywords: 3D Data, Curvature Feature, Face Recognition, Local Facial Patch

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