Image matching with an improved descriptor based on SIFT

In this paper, we propose a novel 30-dimension descriptor named SIFTRO(SIFT of Ring Order) to promote the matching speed, which is generated from 3 local ring areas. A new element reordering method is presented to ensure the descriptor’s rotation invariance. To obtain the best scale factor for SIFTRO descriptor, the weight hierarchy decision model based on AHP is designed. The experiments show that the SIFTRO descriptor inherits the advantages of the invariance to image scaling, rotation and affine, and it also speeds up greatly in image matching, while the precision is improved compared with that of original SIFT.

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