CMU-CS-01-153 Computer Science Department School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Monte Carlo EM for Data-Association Frank Dellaert September 2001 Ph.D. Thesis
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I will show that, if the correspondence is not known, the statistically optimal estimate for the geometry can be obtained using the expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm. In contrast to existing techniques, the EM algorithm avoids the estimation bias associated with computing a single "best" set of correspondences, but rather considers the distribution over all possible correspondences consistent with the data. While the latter computation is intractable in general, I show that it can be approximated well in practice using Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling. As part of this, I have designed an efficient sampler specifically tuned to the correspondence problem. Abstract The resulting Monte Carlo EM approach represents the first truly multi-view algorithm for geometric estimation with unknown correspondence. This is especially relevant in the structure from motion domain, where the state of the art relies on robust estimation of two or three-view geometric constraints. In addition, I will show that the probabilistic approach I propose allows for a seamless and principled way of integrating prior knowledge, appearance models, and statistical models for occlusion and clutter. 236 pages
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