estimateGeometricTransform

Estimate geometric transform from matching point pairs

Syntax

tform = estimateGeometricTransform(matchedPoints1,matchedPoints2,transformType)

[tform,inlierpoints1,inlierpoints2] = estimateGeometricTransform(matchedPoints1,matchedPoints2,transformType)

[___,status] = estimateGeometricTransform(matchedPoints1,matchedPoints2,transformType)

[___] = estimateGeometricTransform(matchedPoints1,matchedPoints2,transformType, Name,Value)

Description

tform = estimateGeometricTransform(matchedPoints1,matchedPoints2,transformType) returns a 2-D geometric transform object, tform. The tform object maps the inliers in matchedPoints1 to the inliers in matchedPoints2.

The function excludes outliers using the M-estimator SAmple Consensus (MSAC) algorithm. The MSAC algorithm is a variant of the Random Sample Consensus (RANSAC) algorithm. Results may not be identical between runs because of the randomized nature of the MSAC algorithm.

[tform,inlierpoints1,inlierpoints2] = estimateGeometricTransform(matchedPoints1,matchedPoints2,transformType) returns the corresponding inlier points in inlierpoints1 and inlierpoints2.

[___,status] = estimateGeometricTransform(matchedPoints1,matchedPoints2,transformType) returns a status code of 0, 1, or 2. If you do not request the status code output, the function returns an error for conditions that cannot produce results.

[___] = estimateGeometricTransform(matchedPoints1,matchedPoints2,transformType, Name,Value) uses additional options specified by one or more Name,Value pair arguments.

Examples

Recover a Transformed Image Using SURF Feature Points

Read and display an image and a transformed image.

original  = imread('cameraman.tif');
imshow(original);
title('Base image');

distorted = imresize(original,0.7); 
distorted = imrotate(distorted,31);
figure; imshow(distorted);
title('Transformed image');

Detect and extract features from both images.

ptsOriginal  = detectSURFFeatures(original);
ptsDistorted = detectSURFFeatures(distorted);
[featuresOriginal,validPtsOriginal] = ...
    extractFeatures(original,ptsOriginal);
[featuresDistorted,validPtsDistorted] = ...
    extractFeatures(distorted,ptsDistorted);

Match features.

index_pairs = matchFeatures(featuresOriginal,featuresDistorted);
matchedPtsOriginal  = validPtsOriginal(index_pairs(:,1));
matchedPtsDistorted = validPtsDistorted(index_pairs(:,2));
figure; 
showMatchedFeatures(original,distorted,...
    matchedPtsOriginal,matchedPtsDistorted);
title('Matched SURF points,including outliers');

Exclude the outliers, and compute the transformation matrix.

[tform,inlierPtsDistorted,inlierPtsOriginal] = ...
    estimateGeometricTransform(matchedPtsDistorted,matchedPtsOriginal,...
    'similarity');
figure; 

showMatchedFeatures(original,distorted,...
    inlierPtsOriginal,inlierPtsDistorted);
title('Matched inlier points');

Recover the original image from the distorted image.

outputView = imref2d(size(original));
Ir = imwarp(distorted,tform,'OutputView',outputView);
figure; imshow(Ir); 
title('Recovered image');

Input Arguments

matchedPoints1 — Matched points from image 1

cornerPoints object | SURFPoints object | MSERRegions object | ORBPoints object | BRISKpoints | KAZEPoints | M-by-2 matrix of [x,y] coordinates

Matched points from image 1, specified as either a KAZEPoints, cornerPoints object, SURFPoints object, MSERRegions object, ORBPoints object, BRISKPointsor an M-by-2 matrix of [x,y] coordinates. The function excludes outliers using the M-estimator SAmple Consensus (MSAC) algorithm. The MSAC algorithm is a variant of the Random Sample Consensus (RANSAC) algorithm.

matchedPoints2 — Matched points from image 2

cornerPoints object | SURFPoints object | MSERRegions object | ORBPoints object | BRISKpoints | KAZEPoints | M-by-2 matrix of [x,y] coordinates

Matched points from image 2, specified as either a KAZEPoints, cornerPoints object, SURFPoints object, MSERRegions object, ORBPoints object, BRISKPointsor an M-by-2 matrix of [x,y] coordinates. The function excludes outliers using the M-estimator SAmple Consensus (MSAC) algorithm. The MSAC algorithm is a variant of the Random Sample Consensus (RANSAC) algorithm.

transformType — Transform type

'similarity' | 'affine' | 'projective'

Transform type, specified as one of three character strings. You can set the transform type to either 'similarity', 'affine', or 'projective'. The greater the number of matched pairs of points, the greater the accuracy of the estimated transformation. The minimum number of matched pairs of points for each transform type:

Transform Type	Minimum Number of Matched Pairs of Points
'similarity'	2
'affine'	3
'projective'	4

Data Types: char

Name-Value Pair Arguments

Specify optional comma-separated pairs of Name,Value arguments. Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name must appear inside quotes. You can specify several name and value pair arguments in any order as Name1,Value1,...,NameN,ValueN.

Example: 'Confidence',99 sets the confidence value to 99.

'MaxNumTrials' — Maximum random trials

1000 (default) | positive integer

Maximum number of random trials for finding the inliers, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'MaxNumTrials' and a positive integer scalar. Increasing this value improves the robustness of the results at the expense of additional computations.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64

'Confidence' — Confidence of finding maximum number of inliers

99 (default) | positive numeric scalar

Confidence of finding the maximum number of inliers, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'Confidence' and a percentage numeric scalar in the range (0 100). Increasing this value improves the robustness of the results at the expense of additional computations.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64

'MaxDistance' — Maximum distance from point to projection

1.5 (default) | positive numeric scalar

Maximum distance in pixels, from a point to the projection of its corresponding point, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'MaxDistance' and a positive numeric scalar. The corresponding projection is based on the estimated transform.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64

Output Arguments

tform — Geometric transformation

affine2d object | projective2d object

Geometric transformation, returned as either an affine2d object or a projective2d object.

The returned geometric transformation matrix maps the inliers in matchedPoints1 to the inliers in matchedPoints2. When you set the transformType input to either 'similarity' or 'affine', the function returns an affine2d object. Otherwise, it returns a projective2d object.

status — Status code

0 | 1 | 2

Status code, returned as the value 0, 1, or 2.

status	Description
0	No error.
1	matchedPoints1 and matchedPoints2 inputs do not contain enough points.
2	Not enough inliers found.

If you do not request the status code output, the function will throw an error for the two conditions that cannot produce results.

Data Types: double

inlierpoints1 — Inlier points in image 1

inlier points

Inlier points in image 1, returned as the same type as the input matching points.

inlierpoints2 — Inlier points in image 2

inlier points

Inlier points in image 2, returned as the same type as the input matching points.

References

[1] Hartley, R., and A. Zisserman, "Multiple View Geometry in Computer Vision," Cambridge University Press, 2003.

[2] Torr, P. H. S., and A. Zisserman, "MLESAC: A New Robust Estimator with Application to Estimating Image Geometry," Computer Vision and Image Understanding, 2000.

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation

Generate C and C++ code using MATLAB® Coder™.

Usage notes and limitations:

• You cannot use SURFPoints object as an input to estimateGeometricTransform. See the Introduction to Code Generation with Feature Matching and Registration example for details on how to use SURFPoints with estimateGeometricTransform in codegen.