OpenCV - RobustMatcher using findHomography - c++

Question

I've implement a Robust matcher found on the internet based on differents tests : symmetry test, Ratio Test and RANSAC test. It works well.
I used then findHomography in order to have good matches.
Here the code :
RobustMatcher::RobustMatcher() : ratio(0.65f), refineF(true),confidence(0.99), distance(3.0) {
detector = new cv::SurfFeatureDetector(400); //Better than ORB
//detector = new cv::SiftFeatureDetector; //Better than ORB
//extractor= new cv::OrbDescriptorExtractor();
//extractor= new cv::SiftDescriptorExtractor;
extractor= new cv::SurfDescriptorExtractor;
// matcher= new cv::FlannBasedMatcher;
matcher= new cv::BFMatcher();
}
// Clear matches for which NN ratio is > than threshold
// return the number of removed points
// (corresponding entries being cleared,
// i.e. size will be 0)
int RobustMatcher::ratioTest(std::vector<std::vector<cv::DMatch> >
&matches) {
int removed=0;
// for all matches
for (std::vector<std::vector<cv::DMatch> >::iterator
matchIterator= matches.begin();
matchIterator!= matches.end(); ++matchIterator) {
// if 2 NN has been identified
if (matchIterator->size() > 1) {
// check distance ratio
if ((*matchIterator)[0].distance/
(*matchIterator)[1].distance > ratio) {
matchIterator->clear(); // remove match
removed++;
}
} else { // does not have 2 neighbours
matchIterator->clear(); // remove match
removed++;
}
}
return removed;
}
// Insert symmetrical matches in symMatches vector
void RobustMatcher::symmetryTest(
const std::vector<std::vector<cv::DMatch> >& matches1,
const std::vector<std::vector<cv::DMatch> >& matches2,
std::vector<cv::DMatch>& symMatches) {
// for all matches image 1 -> image 2
for (std::vector<std::vector<cv::DMatch> >::
const_iterator matchIterator1= matches1.begin();
matchIterator1!= matches1.end(); ++matchIterator1) {
// ignore deleted matches
if (matchIterator1->size() < 2)
continue;
// for all matches image 2 -> image 1
for (std::vector<std::vector<cv::DMatch> >::
const_iterator matchIterator2= matches2.begin();
matchIterator2!= matches2.end();
++matchIterator2) {
// ignore deleted matches
if (matchIterator2->size() < 2)
continue;
// Match symmetry test
if ((*matchIterator1)[0].queryIdx ==
(*matchIterator2)[0].trainIdx &&
(*matchIterator2)[0].queryIdx ==
(*matchIterator1)[0].trainIdx) {
// add symmetrical match
symMatches.push_back(
cv::DMatch((*matchIterator1)[0].queryIdx,
(*matchIterator1)[0].trainIdx,
(*matchIterator1)[0].distance));
break; // next match in image 1 -> image 2
}
}
}
}
// Identify good matches using RANSAC
// Return fundemental matrix
cv::Mat RobustMatcher::ransacTest(const std::vector<cv::DMatch>& matches,const std::vector<cv::KeyPoint>& keypoints1,
const std::vector<cv::KeyPoint>& keypoints2,
std::vector<cv::DMatch>& outMatches) {
// Convert keypoints into Point2f
std::vector<cv::Point2f> points1, points2;
cv::Mat fundemental;
for (std::vector<cv::DMatch>::const_iterator it= matches.begin();it!= matches.end(); ++it) {
// Get the position of left keypoints
float x= keypoints1[it->queryIdx].pt.x;
float y= keypoints1[it->queryIdx].pt.y;
points1.push_back(cv::Point2f(x,y));
// Get the position of right keypoints
x= keypoints2[it->trainIdx].pt.x;
y= keypoints2[it->trainIdx].pt.y;
points2.push_back(cv::Point2f(x,y));
}
// Compute F matrix using RANSAC
std::vector<uchar> inliers(points1.size(),0);
if (points1.size()>0&&points2.size()>0){
cv::Mat fundemental= cv::findFundamentalMat(
cv::Mat(points1),cv::Mat(points2), // matching points
inliers, // match status (inlier or outlier)
CV_FM_RANSAC, // RANSAC method
distance, // distance to epipolar line
confidence); // confidence probability
// extract the surviving (inliers) matches
std::vector<uchar>::const_iterator itIn= inliers.begin();
std::vector<cv::DMatch>::const_iterator itM= matches.begin();
// for all matches
for ( ;itIn!= inliers.end(); ++itIn, ++itM) {
if (*itIn) { // it is a valid match
outMatches.push_back(*itM);
}
}
if (refineF) {
// The F matrix will be recomputed with
// all accepted matches
// Convert keypoints into Point2f
// for final F computation
points1.clear();
points2.clear();
for (std::vector<cv::DMatch>::const_iterator it= outMatches.begin();it!= outMatches.end(); ++it) {
// Get the position of left keypoints
float x= keypoints1[it->queryIdx].pt.x;
float y= keypoints1[it->queryIdx].pt.y;
points1.push_back(cv::Point2f(x,y));
// Get the position of right keypoints
x= keypoints2[it->trainIdx].pt.x;
y= keypoints2[it->trainIdx].pt.y;
points2.push_back(cv::Point2f(x,y));
}
// Compute 8-point F from all accepted matches
if (points1.size()>0&&points2.size()>0){
fundemental= cv::findFundamentalMat(cv::Mat(points1),cv::Mat(points2), // matches
CV_FM_8POINT); // 8-point method
}
}
}
return fundemental;
}
// Match feature points using symmetry test and RANSAC
// returns fundemental matrix
cv::Mat RobustMatcher::match(cv::Mat& image1,
cv::Mat& image2, // input images
// output matches and keypoints
std::vector<cv::DMatch>& matches,
std::vector<cv::KeyPoint>& keypoints1,
std::vector<cv::KeyPoint>& keypoints2) {
if (!matches.empty()){
matches.erase(matches.begin(),matches.end());
}
// 1a. Detection of the SIFT features
detector->detect(image1,keypoints1);
detector->detect(image2,keypoints2);
// 1b. Extraction of the SIFT descriptors
/*cv::Mat img_keypoints;
cv::Mat img_keypoints2;
drawKeypoints( image1, keypoints1, img_keypoints, Scalar::all(-1), DrawMatchesFlags::DEFAULT );
drawKeypoints( image2, keypoints2, img_keypoints2, Scalar::all(-1), DrawMatchesFlags::DEFAULT );
//-- Show detected (drawn) keypoints
//cv::imshow("Result keypoints detected", img_keypoints);
// cv::imshow("Result keypoints detected", img_keypoints2);
cv::waitKey(5000);*/
cv::Mat descriptors1, descriptors2;
extractor->compute(image1,keypoints1,descriptors1);
extractor->compute(image2,keypoints2,descriptors2);
// 2. Match the two image descriptors
// Construction of the matcher
//cv::BruteForceMatcher<cv::L2<float>> matcher;
// from image 1 to image 2
// based on k nearest neighbours (with k=2)
std::vector<std::vector<cv::DMatch> > matches1;
matcher->knnMatch(descriptors1,descriptors2,
matches1, // vector of matches (up to 2 per entry)
2); // return 2 nearest neighbours
// from image 2 to image 1
// based on k nearest neighbours (with k=2)
std::vector<std::vector<cv::DMatch> > matches2;
matcher->knnMatch(descriptors2,descriptors1,
matches2, // vector of matches (up to 2 per entry)
2); // return 2 nearest neighbours
// 3. Remove matches for which NN ratio is
// > than threshold
// clean image 1 -> image 2 matches
int removed= ratioTest(matches1);
// clean image 2 -> image 1 matches
removed= ratioTest(matches2);
// 4. Remove non-symmetrical matches
std::vector<cv::DMatch> symMatches;
symmetryTest(matches1,matches2,symMatches);
// 5. Validate matches using RANSAC
cv::Mat fundemental= ransacTest(symMatches,
keypoints1, keypoints2, matches);
// return the found fundemental matrix
return fundemental;
}
cv::Mat img_matches;
drawMatches(image1, keypoints_img1,image2, keypoints_img2,
matches, img_matches, Scalar::all(-1), Scalar::all(-1),
vector<char>(), DrawMatchesFlags::NOT_DRAW_SINGLE_POINTS );
std::cout << "Number of good matching " << (int)matches.size() << "\n" << endl;
if ((int)matches.size() > 5 ){
Debug::info("Good matching !");
}
//-- Localize the object
std::vector<Point2f> obj;
std::vector<Point2f> scene;
for( int i = 0; i < matches.size(); i++ )
{
//-- Get the keypoints from the good matches
obj.push_back( keypoints_img1[ matches[i].queryIdx ].pt );
scene.push_back( keypoints_img2[matches[i].trainIdx ].pt );
}
cv::Mat arrayRansac;
std::vector<uchar> inliers(obj.size(),0);
Mat H = findHomography( obj, scene, CV_RANSAC,3,inliers);
//-- Get the corners from the image_1 ( the object to be "detected" )
std::vector<Point2f> obj_corners(4);
obj_corners[0] = cvPoint(0,0); obj_corners[1] = cvPoint( image1.cols, 0 );
obj_corners[2] = cvPoint( image1.cols, image1.rows ); obj_corners[3] = cvPoint( 0, image1.rows );
std::vector<Point2f> scene_corners(4);
perspectiveTransform( obj_corners, scene_corners, H);
//-- Draw lines between the corners (the mapped object in the scene - image_2 )
line( img_matches, scene_corners[0] + Point2f( image1.cols, 0), scene_corners[1] + Point2f( image1.cols, 0), Scalar(0, 255, 0), 4 );
line( img_matches, scene_corners[1] + Point2f( image1.cols, 0), scene_corners[2] + Point2f( image1.cols, 0), Scalar( 0, 255, 0), 4 );
line( img_matches, scene_corners[2] + Point2f( image1.cols, 0), scene_corners[3] + Point2f( image1.cols, 0), Scalar( 0, 255, 0), 4 );
line( img_matches, scene_corners[3] + Point2f( image1.cols, 0), scene_corners[0] + Point2f( image1.cols, 0), Scalar( 0, 255, 0), 4 );
}
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I have results like this (Homography is good):
But I don't understand why for some of my results where the match is good I have these kind of results (homography not seems to be good):
Can someone explain me? Maybe I have to adjust the parameters? But if I reduce constraints (rise the ratio for example) instead of have no matching between two pictures (this is good), I have a lot of matching... And I don't want to. Besides the homography doesn't work at all (I have a green line only like above).
And inversely, my robust matcher works (too) well that is to say that for differents sames picture (just rotated, differents scale etc) , that's work fine but when I have two similar image, I have no match at all...
So I don't how can I do a good computation. I'm a beginner. The robust matcher works well but for the exactly same image but for two similar images like above, it doesn't work and this is a problem.
Maybe I'm on the wrong way.
Before post this message, I of course read a lot on Stack but I didn't find the answer. (For example Here)

Answer 1

It is due to how SURF descriptors work, see http://docs.opencv.org/trunk/doc/py_tutorials/py_feature2d/py_surf_intro/py_surf_intro.html
Basically with Droid the image is mostly flat color and it's difficult to find keypoints that are not ambiguous. With Nike, the shape is the same, but the intensity ratio is completely different in the descriptors: imagine on the left the center of a descriptor will be intensity 0 and on the right 1. Even if you normalize the intensity of the images, you're not going to have a match.
If your goal is just to match logos, I suggest you look into edge detection algorithms, like: http://docs.opencv.org/doc/tutorials/imgproc/imgtrans/canny_detector/canny_detector.html