<p> In computer vision, grammatical models are models that represent objects hierarchically as compositions of sub-objects. This allows us to specify rich object models in a standard Bayesian probabilistic framework. In this thesis, we formulate shape grammars, a probabilistic model of curve formation that allows for both continuous variation and structural variation. We derive an EM-based training algorithm for shape grammars. We demonstrate the effectiveness of shape grammars for modeling human silhouettes, and also demonstrate their effectiveness in classifying curves by shape. We also give a general method for heuristically speeding up a large class of dynamic programming algorithms. We provide a general framework for discussing coarse-to-fine search strategies, and provide proofs of correctness. Our method can also be used with inadmissible heuristics. </p><p> Finally, we give an algorithm for doing approximate context-free parsing of long strings in linear time. We define a notion of approximate parsing in terms of restricted families of decompositions, and construct small families which can approximate arbitrary parses.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:3557428 |
| Date | 03 May 2013 |
| Creators | Purdy, Eric |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago |
| Source Sets | ProQuest.com |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
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