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Advanced Vision (Level 11) (P01186)

? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : INF-P-AV

This module aims to build on the introductory computer vision material taught in Introduction to Vision and Robotics. The main aim is to give students an understanding of main concepts in visual processing by constructing several vision systems during the course of the lecture series and practicals.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : For Informatics PG students only, or by special permission of the School. The course assumes knowledge of basic image data, geometry, matrix algebra, trigonometry. Students must also be able to program in MATLAB.

? Prohibited combinations : Advanced Vision (Level 10) (U01942)

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Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information
07/01/2008 14:00 14:50 Room G.04, William Robertson Building Central

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area
Lecture Monday 14:00 14:50 Central
Lecture Thursday 14:00 14:50 Central

? Additional Class Information : M-F 0900-1700 as arranged.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

A student should:
1) understand machine vision principles (assessed by exam).
2) be able to acquire and process raw image data (assessed practical).
3) be able to relate image data to 3D scene structures (assessed practical).
4) know the concepts behind and how to use several model-based object representations, and to critically compare them (assessed by exam).
5) know many of the most popularly used current computer vision techniques (assessed by exam).
6) undertake computer vision work in MATLAB (assessed practical).
7) be able to review and critique current research work (literature review).

Assessment Information

Written Examination 70%
Assessed Assignments 30%

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length
1ST May - - 2 hour(s)
2ND August - - 2 hour(s)

Contact and Further Information

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Gillian Watt
Tel : (0131 6)50 5194
Email : gwatt@inf.ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Douglas Armstrong
Tel : (0131 6)50 4492
Email : Douglas.Armstrong@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/

School Website : http://www.informatics.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/

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