The Application of SIFT Algorithm in Blind Road Environmental Image Matching

Abstract:

Image Matching is a key technology in the intelligent navigation system for the blind, which is based on the computer video. The images of moving blind people, collected at real time, have variety of changes in light, rotation, scaling, etc. Against this feature, we propose a practical matching algorithm, which is based on the SIFT (Scale Invariant, Feature Transform). That is the image matching algorithm. We focus on the algorithm of the SIFT feature extraction and matching, and obtain the feature points of the image through feature extraction algorithm. We verify the effect of the algorithm by selecting practical images with rotation, scaling and different light. The result is that this method can get better matches for the blind road environmental image.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 155-156)
• Pages: 1137-1141
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.155-156.1137
• Online since: February 2012
• Authors: Shuo Shi, Ming Yu, Cui Hong Xue, Ying Zhou
• Keywords: Blind Road Image, Image Matching, SIFT

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