Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 2, 0210006(2021)

Image Feature Matching Algorithm Based on Improved ORB

Bin Zou1,2, Xiaohu Zhao1,2、*, and Zhishuai Yin1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Hubei Key Laboratory of Modern Auto Parts Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
  • 2Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center of Automotive Parts Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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    Aiming at the defect of low feature matching accuracy of the ORB algorithm, combined with the optical flow characteristics of the pyramid, this paper proposes a method to optimize the ORB feature matching. First, the region matching method is used to process the matching images, the best trusted matching sub-blocks are selected, and the invalid matching area is narrowed. Then the ORB keywords are extracted from the sub-blocks and the matching descriptors are calculated to obtain the coarse matching point pairs. Pyramid optical flow method is used to track the ORB feature points, and the motion displacement vectors of the feature points are calculated to remove the incorrect matching pairs in the rough matching part. Finally, the random sample consensus algorithm is used to further remove redundant matching points to obtain a more accurate match. Experimental results show that the optimized ORB algorithm can well possess the real-time performance and accuracy. The average time for feature matching is about 87% of the original ORB algorithm, and the average matching rate is over 98%.

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    Paper Information

    Category: Image Processing

    Received: Apr. 3, 2020

    Accepted: Jul. 7, 2020

    Published Online: Jan. 5, 2021

    The Author Email: Zhao Xiaohu (1550871442@qq.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.0210006

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