title: Computer vision.
abstract: The field of computer vision is devoted to discovering algorithms, data representations, and computer architectures that embody the principles underlying visual capabilities. This article describes how the field of computer (and robot) vision has evolved, particularly over the past 20 years, and introduces its central methodological paradigms.
authors.affiliation: Center for Automation Research, University of Maryland, College Park, 20742-3411.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aloimonos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosenfeld
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D012371:Robotics; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*