Stereoscopic depth estimation using fuzzy segment matching

Abstract

Stereo matching techniques usually match segments or blocks of pixels. This paper proposes to match segments defined as fuzzy sets of pixels. The proposed matching method is applicable to various techniques of stereo matching as well as to different measures of differences between pixels. In the paper, embedment of this approach into the state-of-the-art depth estimation software is described. Obtained experimental results show that the proposed way of stereo matching increases reliability of various depth estimation techniques.