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A Bayesian approach to object localisation is feasible given suitable likelihood models for image observations. Such a likelihood involves statistical modelling - and learning - both of the object foreground and of the scene background. Statistical background models are already quite well understood. Here we propose a “conditioned likelihood” model for the foreground, conditioned on variations both in object appearance and illumination. Its effectiveness in localising a variety of objects is demonstrated.
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Sullivan, J., Blake, A., Rittscher, J. (2000). Statistical Foreground Modelling for Object Localisation. In: Vernon, D. (eds) Computer Vision — ECCV 2000. ECCV 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1843. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45053-X_20
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