COMP 300a  (Spring 2003)

Introduction to Computer Vision

This is an introductory course on  three-dimensional computer vision.  It will cover the following topics:
Tuesday, Thursday, 10:30-11:50, LTE
Week Lecture Date Topic/Notes Book chapter Lab
1 1
2		 4 Feb
6 Feb		 introduction to computer vision and digital images
geometric modeling of camera		 1 

2

 project 1
2 3
4		 11 Feb
13 Feb		 camera modeling and basic geometry
introduction to homogeneous coordinates and projective geometry		 A
3 5
6		 18 Feb
20 Feb		 projective geometry 2 

6

 project 1 due
4 7
8		 25 Feb
27 Feb		 camera calibration and numerical tools A  project 2
5 9
10		 4 March
6 March		 tools 
pose estimation		 11
6 11
12		 11 March
13 March		 filtering, edge detection, points of interest 3 project 2 due
7
13
14		 18 March
20 March		 points of interest
Review for midterm
4
8 15 25 March
27 March		 Midterm with keys
midterm discussions (midterm marks)		  7 project 3
9 16
17		 1 April
3 April		 SARS class suspension 7, A
10 18
19		 8 April
10 April		 SARS  class suspension 7, A  
11 20
21
22		 15 April
17 April
24 April		 epipolar geometry and stereo vision
(slides in pdf) fundamental matrix computation		 7  
12 23 29 April
1 May (make-up)		 modern two-view apporach
point correspondence computation
 		 project 4 (now optional)
13 24 6 May 
8  May (make-up)		 mosaic, automatic computation of the fundamental matrix
self-calibration (not required) 
 		  project 3 due
14 25
26		 13 May 
15 May
31 May (final exam, LG1, 9h30-11h30)		 multi-view geometry  (not required)
review in powerpoint, in pdf (in color)

powerpoint in black/white, pdf in black/white

    

 

 

Lab 1A Friday 13:00-13:50     p.m.   Yichen Wei room 4210
Lab 1B Friday 15:00-15:50     p.m.   Gang Zeng room 4210
Lab 1C Friday 17:00-17:50     p.m.   Hongbo Fu room 4210