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Symmetric Shape Deformation Considering Facial Features and Attractiveness Improvement

얼굴 특징을 고려한 대칭적인 형상 변형과 호감도 향상

  • Kim, Jeong-Sik (Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Sejong University) ;
  • Shin, Il-Kyu (Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Sejong University) ;
  • Choi, Soo-Mi (Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Sejong University)
  • Received : 2010.03.19
  • Accepted : 2010.06.05
  • Published : 2010.06.06
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Abstract

In this paper, we present a novel deformation method for alleviating the asymmetry of a scanned 3D face considering facial features. To handle detailed areas of the face, we developed a new local 3D shape descriptor based on facial features and surface curvatures. Our shape descriptor can improve the accuracy when deforming a 3D face toward a symmetric configuration, because it provides accurate point pairing with respect to the plane of symmetry. In addition, we use point-based representation over all stages of symmetrization, which makes it much easier to support discrete processes. Finally, we performed a statistical analysis to assess subjects' preference for the symmetrized faces by our approach.

본 논문에서는 얼굴의 3차원 스캔 데이터로부터 특징을 고려하여 비대칭적인 요소를 완화시키는 대칭적 변형 기법을 제안한다. 이를 위해 얼굴의 전체 윤곽뿐만 아니라 세밀한 영역까지 다룰 수 있는 얼굴의 특징점과 표면 곡률에 기초한 새로운 3차원 형상 기술자(shape descriptor)를 개발하였다. 개발된 형상 기술자는 이상적인 대칭 평면을 정의하여 정확한 대칭쌍 정점을 결정할 수 있기 때문에, 보다 정교하게 3차원 얼굴의 대칭성을 향상 시킬 수 있다. 또한 변형을 위한 모든 단계에서 처리를 쉽게 하도록 포인트 기반 표현법을 사용하였다. 마지막으로 제안한 대칭적 변형 기법을 통해 얼굴의 비대칭성을 감소시킴으로써 얼굴에 대한 호감도를 향상시킬 수 있다는 것을 통계적으로 검증하였다.

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Acknowledgement

Supported by : 한국연구재단

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