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A Non-Convex Variational Approach to Photometric Stereo Under Inaccurate Lighting

CVPR 2017 · Probabilistic and scientific modeling › Variational and generative sampling · approach: Annealing and divergence-based variational objectives · 56 citations (OpenAlex)

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What was changedWhereMeasuredEffect
replace least-squares loss with a redescending robust estimator (ΦC) (ablation)Photometric stereo · Readingmean angular error (°): 22.49 -> 13.71Helped
explicitly model self-shadows instead of treating them as outliers (ablation)Photometric stereo with ΦC · Readingmean angular error (°): 13.71 -> 13.69Helped
refine lighting directions and intensities (ablation)Photometric stereo with ΦC and explicit self-shadows · Readingmean angular error (°): 13.69 -> 13.51Helped

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