Image Recognition and Classification Algorithms, Systems, and Applications

Human visual performance greatly exceeds computer capabilities, probably because of superior high-level image understanding, contextual knowledge, and massively parallel processing. Human capabilities deteriorate drastically in a low-visibility environment or after an extended period of surveillance, and certain working environments are either inaccessible or too hazardous for human beings. For these reasons, automatic recognition systems are developed for various military and civilian applications. Driven by advances in computing capability and image processing technology, computer mimicry of human vision has recently gained ground in a number of practical applications. Specialized recognition systems are becoming more likely to
satisfy stringent constraints in accuracy and speed, as well as the cost of development and maintenance.