VISUAL INTERFACES TO COMPUTERS: A SYSTEMS-ORIENTED FIRST COURSE IN RELIABLE CONTROL VIA IMAGERY ('VISUAL INTERFACES')

摘要

We present the rationale, description, and critique of a first course in image computing that is not a traditional computer vision principles-and-tools course. "Visual Interfaces to Computers" is instead complementary to standard Computer Vision, User Interface, and Graphics courses; in fact, VI:CV::UI:G. It is organized by case studies of working visual systems that use camera input for data or control information in service of higher user goals, such as GUI control, user identification, or automobile steering. Many CV scientific principles and engineering tools are therefore taught, as well as those of psy- chophysics, AI, and EE, but taught selectively and always within the context of total system design.