Title
An evaluation of local shape descriptors for 3D shape retrieval
Abstract
As the usage of 3D models increases, so does the importance of developing accurate 3D shape retrieval algorithms. A common approach is to calculate a shape descriptor for each object, which can then be compared to determine two objects' similarity. However, these descriptors are often evaluated independently and on different datasets, making them difficult to compare. Using the SHREC 2011 Shape Retrieval Contest of Non-rigid 3D Watertight Meshes dataset, we systematically evaluate a collection of local shape descriptors. We apply each descriptor to the bag-of-words paradigm and assess the effects of varying the dictionary's size and the number of sample points. In addition, several salient point detection methods are used to choose sample points; these methods are compared to each other and to random selection. Finally, information from two local descriptors is combined in two ways and changes in performance are investigated. This paper presents results of these experiments.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1117/12.912153
Proceedings of SPIE
Keywords
Field
DocType
3D shape retrieval,local descriptor,bag-of-words algorithm
Active shape model,Computer vision,Polygon mesh,Pattern recognition,Sampling (statistics),Artificial intelligence,Retrieval algorithm,Shape analysis (digital geometry),Salient,Physics
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
8290
0277-786X
4
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.38
0
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sarah Tang1202.47
Afzal Godil261930.70