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Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces

Western University

2013

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Detecting Multilingual Lines Of Text With Fusion Moves, Igor Milevskiy Dec 2013

Detecting Multilingual Lines Of Text With Fusion Moves, Igor Milevskiy

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This thesis proposes an optimization-based algorithm for detecting lines of text in images taken by hand-held cameras. The majority of existing methods for this problem assume alphabet-based texts (e.g. in Latin or Greek) and they use heuristics specific to such texts: proximity between letters within one line, larger distance between separate lines, etc. We are interested in a more challenging problem where images combine alphabet and logographic characters from multiple languages where typographic rules vary a lot (e.g. English, Korean, and Chinese). Significantly higher complexity of fitting multiple lines of text in different languages calls for an energy-based formulation combining …

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Vehicular Instrumentation And Data Processing For The Study Of Driver Intent, Taha Kowsari Sep 2013

Vehicular Instrumentation And Data Processing For The Study Of Driver Intent, Taha Kowsari

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The primary goal of this thesis is to provide processed experimental data needed to determine whether driver intentionality and driving-related actions can be predicted from quantitative and qualitative analysis of driver behaviour. Towards this end, an instrumented experimental vehicle capable of recording several synchronized streams of data from the surroundings of the vehicle, the driver gaze with head pose and the vehicle state in a naturalistic driving environment was designed and developed. Several driving data sequences in both urban and rural environments were recorded with the instrumented vehicle. These sequences were automatically annotated for relevant artifacts such as lanes, vehicles …

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