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Geons and non-accidental relations in 2D shape abstraction: A BCI study

  • SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

Simple line drawings and 2D sketches are commonly used by humans to convey their ideas about a particular shape or shapes in an image. These approximations of shapes are effective means for visual communication and artistic practices. The idea of shape abstraction can be derived from such approximations of shapes, which considers their most important and salient features. The key idea behind shape abstraction is to extract a simplified version of a shape that preserves the salient characteristics of the input shape. In this paper, we introduce and analyze a slightly different and novel facet of abstraction, which we call "partial to full shape recognition" of two dimensional shapes (line drawing and sketches). The key idea is recognizing partial 2D shapes that leads to recognition of full shape utilizing the theory of recognition-by-components (RBC) and geons (human shape perception). We segment the 2D shapes according to the non-accidental relations provided by RBC and analyze the electroencephalogram (EEG) brain activity of subjects using a brain computer interface (BCI) to gain knowledge of human understanding of such relations pertaining to specific partial to full shape correspondence.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication34th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791846285
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
EventASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2014 - Buffalo, United States
Duration: Aug 17 2014Aug 20 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Volume1A

Conference

ConferenceASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBuffalo
Period08/17/1408/20/14

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