Recognizing multiple overlapping objects in image: an optimal formulation.

Li, S Z · IEEE Trans Image Process · 2000

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Abstract

A statistically optimal formulation is presented for recognizing multiple, partially occluded objects. The optimality, in terms of the maximum a posteriori (MAP) principle, is with respect to all, rather than just individual modeled objects. Various constraints are incorporated into the posterior distribution. A two-stage MAP estimation approach is proposed to reduce the computational cost.