Abstract
Marr and Poggio (1976) recently described a cooperative algorithm that solves the correspondence problem for stereopsis. This article uses a probabilistic technique to analyze the convergence of that algorithm, and derives the conditions governing the stability of the solution state. The actual results of applying the algorithm to random-dot stereograms are compared with the probabilistic analysis. A satisfactory mathematical analysis of the asymptotic behaviour of the algorithm is possible for a suitable choice of the parameter values and loading rules, and again the actual performance of the algorithm under these conditions is compared with the theoretical predictions. Finally, some problems raised by the analysis of this type of “cooperative” algorithm are briefly discussed.
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Marr, D., Palm, G. & Poggio, T. Analysis of a cooperative stereo algorithm. Biol. Cybernetics 28, 223–239 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00344269
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