Deformable shape matching with multiple complex spectral filter operator preservation

Abstract

The functional maps framework has achieved remarkable success in non-rigid shape matching. However, the traditional functional map representations do not explicitly encode surface orientation, which can easily lead to orientation-reversing correspondence. The complex functional map addresses this issue by linking oriented tangent bundles to favor orientation-preserving correspondence. Nevertheless, the absence of effective restrictions on the complex functional maps hinders them from obtaining high-quality correspondences. To this end, we introduce novel and powerful constraints to determine complex functional maps by incorporating multiple complex spectral filter operator preservation constraints with a rigorous theoretical guarantee. Such constraints encode the surface orientation information and enforce the isometric property of the map. Based on these constraints, we propose a novel and efficient method to obtain orientation-preserving and accurate correspondences across shapes by alternatively updating the functional maps, complex functional maps, and pointwise maps. Extensive experiments demonstrate our significant improvements in correspondence quality and computing efficiency. In addition, our constraints can be easily adapted to other functional maps-based methods to enhance their performance.