CHILD: A robust Computationally-Efficient Histogram-based Image Local Descriptor

Abstract

Designing a robust image local descriptor for the purpose of pattern recognition and classification has been an active area of research. Towards this end, a number of local descriptors based on Weber's law have been proposed recently. Notable among them are Weber Local Descriptor (WLD), Weber Local Binary Pattern (WLBP) and Gabor Weber Local Descriptor (GWLD). Experiments reveal their inability to classify patterns under noisy environments. Our analysis indicates that the components of the WLD: differential excitation and orientation are to be redesigned for robustness and computational efficiency.