SHAPE UNDERSTANDING: POSSIBLE CLASSES OF SHAPES
Zbigniew Leś · International Journal of Shape Modeling · 2001
The shape taxonomy based on the concept of possible classes of shape is proposed. Possible classes of shape are based on the shape models and viewed as a hierarchical structure of the level of description. At each level of description the different aspects of shape such as geometrical properties of shape perceptual properties of figure and meaningful properties of visual form are incorporated in the shape model. As a part of the hierarchical structure of shape the general classes, the base classes and the specific classes of shape arc proposed. Classes derived from the general classes, namely, the convex classes and the concave classes are described. Possible classes of shape are developed as a part of the shape understanding method that is implemented as the Shape Understanding System (SUS).