In this paper, we propose a 3D coordinate estimation for 3D space using a mono camera in mobile devices. Generally, a marker is used for the detection of 3D movement in 2D images. However, this marker-based system has obvious defects since markers always need to be included in the image. To overcome this problem, we replaced the markers with a planar face by estimating the face detection. The e...

Face detection has recently received meaningful attention, especially during the past decade as one of the most prosperous applications of image analysis and understanding. Video surveillance is for example, one emerging application environment. This paper presents a method for accurate face localization through a coarse preliminary detection and a following 3D refinement (A3FD: Accurate 3D Fac...

We present a novel 3D face recognition approach based on geometric invariants introduced by Elad and Kimmel. The key idea of the proposed algorithm is a representation of the facial surface, invariant to isometric deformations, such as those resulting from different expressions and postures of the face. The obtained geometric invariants allow mapping 2D facial texture images into special images...

In this paper, a novel multi-pose face image recognizing method is presented. In this algorithm, the face with multi-pose can be recognized by comparing it with the eigenface which is generated from 3D face model database, view point of the 3D face model is estimated from the face image, the estimation algorithm utilize the facial geometrical feature to estimate head pose parameter which can be...

Based on a novel, example-based approach for studying how children’s faces change as they grow, we present an automated algorithm for the prediction of children’s facial growth. A single image of an arbitrary face at its present appearance is sufficient to estimate an age-progressed 3D face model of the individual. By extracting and applying growth vectors from a previously acquired database, t...

Online interaction with 3D facial animation is an alternative way of face-to-face communication for distance education. 3D facial modeling is essential for virtual educational environments establishment. This article presents a novel 3D facial modeling solution that facilitates quasifacial communication for online learning. Our algorithm builds 3D facial models from a single image, with support...

In this paper, a novel real-time 3D and color sensor for the mid-distance range (0.1-3m) based on color-encoded structured light is presented. The sensor is integrated using lowcost of-the-shelf components and allows the combination of 2D and 3D image processing algorithms, since it provides a 2D color image of the scene in addition to the range data. Its design is focused on enabling the syste...

State-of-the-art 3D morphable model (3DMM) is used widely for 3D face reconstruction based on a single image. However, this method has a high computational cost, and hence, a simplified 3D morphable model (S3DMM) was proposed as an alternative. Unlike the original 3DMM, S3DMM uses only a sparse 3D facial shape, and therefore, it incurs a lower computational cost. However, this method is vulnera...

The paper proposes a novel, pose-invariant face recognition system based on a deformable, generic 3D face model, that is a composite of: (1) an edge model, (2) a color region model and (3) a wireframe model for jointly describing the shape and important features of the face. The 4rst two submodels are used for image analysis and the third mainly for face synthesis. In order to match the model t...

In this paper, we demonstrate a statistical approach for creating a 3D face from photographs by exploiting the face information gained from faces scanned into a large 3D face database. We also estimate facial expressions using this database, creating speech-related deformations used for talking head animation for auditoryvisual speech research. The database has 9 different face postures from ov...