Comparative Study of Harris and Active Contour using Viola-Jones Algorithm for Facial Landmarks Detection
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14738/tmlai.54.3196Keywords:
Harris corner detector, Snake, facial features, Viola and Jones, image processing.Abstract
In this paper, we present a comparative study of two methods: Harris corners detector (H) and Active Contour detector (A.C) using Viola-Jones algorithm (V.J) for facial landmarks (eyes, nose, mouth) corners detection. These methods were implemented on two face databases; ECVP and FEI databases with combination of two methods (V.J + H) and (V.J + A.C). Experimental results showed that (V.J +A.C) gives a higher rate of detection than (V.J + H) method.
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