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This document provides an introduction to computer vision. It begins by distinguishing computer vision from related fields such as image processing and machine vision. Image processing focuses on transforming raw images, while computer vision aims to describe and explain images. Machine vision is a specific application of computer vision used in manufacturing to perform tasks like quality control. The document goes on to define the main problem computer vision solves as recognizing objects, shapes, textures and their spatial relationships in 2D images to provide a description of the scene.

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Introduction of Computer Vision

This document provides an introduction to computer vision. It begins by distinguishing computer vision from related fields such as image processing and machine vision. Image processing focuses on transforming raw images, while computer vision aims to describe and explain images. Machine vision is a specific application of computer vision used in manufacturing to perform tasks like quality control. The document goes on to define the main problem computer vision solves as recognizing objects, shapes, textures and their spatial relationships in 2D images to provide a description of the scene.

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WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION OF COMPUTER VISION

Lesson I: What is Computer Vision?


A. Distinguishing computer vision from related fields
1. Image processing
2. Machine vision
3. Computer vision

Introduction

The fantasy that a machine is capable of simulating the human visual

system is old. We’ve come a long way since the first university papers

appeared back in the 1960s, as evidenced by the advent of modern systems

trivially integrated into mobile applications.

Today, computer vision is one of the hottest subfields of artificial

intelligence and machine learning, given its wide variety of applications and

tremendous potential. Its goal: to replicate the powerful capacities of human

vision.

But, what exactly is computer vision? How is it currently applied in different

industries? What are some well-known business use cases? What tasks are

typical to computer vision?


In this guide, you’ll learn about the basic concept of computer vision and

how it’s used in the real world. It’s a simple examination of a complex

problem for anybody who has ever heard of computer vision but isn’t quite

sure what it’s all about and how it’s applied.

Feel free to read through the guide in its entirety or jump directly to one of the

sections below.

Let’s get started.

What is computer vision?

The problem it solves

As humans, we are capable of understanding and describing a scene

encapsulated in an image. This involves much more than detecting four

people in the foreground, one street, and several cars as in the image below.
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Aside from that basic information, we are able to understand that the people in

the foreground are walking, that one of them is barefoot — a curious thing —

and we even know who they are. We can reasonably infer that they are not in

danger of being hit by a car and that the white Volkswagen is poorly parked. A

human would also have no problem describing the clothes they are wearing

and, in addition to indicating the color, guessing at the material and texture of

each outfit.

These are also the skills a computer vision system needs. In a few words, the

main problem solved by computer vision can be summarized as follows:


Given a two-dimensional image, a computer vision system must recognize

the present objects and their characteristics such as shapes, textures,

colors, sizes, spatial arrangement, among other things, to provide a

description as complete as possible of the image.

Distinguishing computer vision from related

fields

It is important to understand that computer vision accomplishes much more

than other fields such as image processing or machine vision, with which it

shares several characteristics. Let’s have a look at the differences between

the fields.

Image processing

Image processing is focused on processing raw images to apply some kind of

transformation. Usually, the goal is to improve images or prepare them as an

input for a specific task, while in computer vision the goal is to describe and

explain images. For instance, noise reduction, contrast, or rotation operations,

typical components of image processing, can be performed at pixel level and

do not need a complex grasp of the image that allows for some understanding

of what is happening in it.


Machine vision

This is a particular case where computer vision is used to perform some

actions, typically in production or manufacturing lines. In the chemical

industry, machine vision systems can help with the manufacturing of products

by checking the containers in the line (are they clean, empty, and free of

damage?) or by checking that the final product is properly sealed.

Computer vision

Computer vision can solve more complex problems such as facial recognition

(used, for example, by Snapchat to apply filters), detailed image analysis that

allows for visual searches like the ones Google Images performs, or biometric

identification methods.

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