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Multi-Level Feature Aggregation-Based Joint Keypoint Detection and Description

Li, Jun, Li, Xiang, Wei, Yifei, Song, Mei and Wang, Xiaojun (2022) Multi-Level Feature Aggregation-Based Joint Keypoint Detection and Description. Computers, Materials and Continua, 73 (2). pp. 2529-2540. ISSN 1546-2218

Abstract
Image keypoint detection and description is a popular method to find pixel-level connections between images, which is a basic and critical step in many computer vision tasks. The existing methods are far from optimal in terms of keypoint positioning accuracy and generation of robust and discriminative descriptors. This paper proposes a new end-to-end self-supervised training deep learning network. The network uses a backbone feature encoder to extract multi-level feature maps, then performs joint image keypoint detection and description in a forward pass. On the one hand, in order to enhance the localization accuracy of keypoints and restore the local shape structure, the detector detects keypoints on feature maps of the same resolution as the original image. On the other hand, in order to enhance the ability to percept local shape details, the network utilizes multi-level features to generate robust feature descriptors with rich local shape information. A detailed comparison with traditional feature-based methods Scale Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT), Speeded Up Robust Features (SURF) and deep learning methods on HPatches proves the effectiveness and robustness of the method proposed in this paper.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Additional Information:Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Tech Science Press. All rights reserved.
Uncontrolled Keywords:Biomaterials, Modeling and Simulation, Mechanics of Materials, Computer Science Applications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Multi-scale information, artificial intelligence, keypoint detection and description
Subjects:Materials Science > Biomaterials
Mathematics > Modeling and Simulation
Engineering > Mechanics of Materials
Computer Science > Computer Science Applications
Engineering > Electrical and Electronic Engineering
School, Faculty or Unit:Faculty of Engineering & Computing > School of Electronic Engineering
Publisher:Tech Science Press
Official URL:https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2022.029542
ID Code:32704
Deposited On:26 Sep 2026 13:41 by Pure Test . Last Modified 26 Sep 2026 13:41
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