Understanding Vision

This book addresses the question, what is vision? The author develops the answer so that the student new to vision will gain a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of vision. The book also presents a novel framework for understanding vision which will stimulate those already familiar with research in this field. Explains the relationship between modern studies of machine and human vision**Stresses the idea of the competent visual system**Gives a formal treatment of vision**Emphasizes the need for experimentation**Most chapters contain exercises and suggestions for further reading