Image motion processing is important to machine vision systems because it can lead to the recovery of 3D structure and motion. Author Amar Mitiche offers a comprehensive mathematical treatment of this key subject in visual systems research. Mitiche examines the interpretation of point correspondences as well as the interpretation of straight line correspondences and optical flow. In addition, the author considers interpretation by knowledge-based systems and presents the relevant mathematical basis for 3D interpretation.

1. Introduction: Image Motion in Visual Function.- 2. Geometry in Euclidean Space R3: Some Basic Notions.- 3. Rigid Body Kinematics: Some Basic Notions.- 4. Interpretation of Point Correspondences.- 5. Optical Flow Interpretation.- 6. Interpretation of Straight Line Correspondences.- 7. Interpretation of Image Motion of Straight Lines.- 8. Detection, Computation, and Segmentation of Visual Motion.- 9. Conclusion: Current Issues in Analysis of Visual Motion.