SIFT Features Using Vector Quantization histogram for Image Retrieval

features are identified as being invariant to common image deformations caused by the rotation, scaling, and illumination. In this paper, we apply VQ histogram as an alternate representation for SIFT features. Experimental results demonstrate that SIFT features using VQ-based local descriptors are more robust to image deformations and lead to better image retrieval results than original SIFT algorithm.

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