Impact of Real-time Visual Attention on Computer Vision Products and Cognitive Robotics

Abstract

In this article we explore the current avenues and future applications of visual attentional models that have a significant bearing on the fields of computer vision and cognitive robotics. Computational modelling of visual attention is among the active areas of research which are being pursued by diverse communities like computer science, systems biology, psychology and electrical engineering. An efficient model for visual attention is shown to have interesting applications to many real-life problems. We explore these ideas and point to some more plausible and useful applications of visual attention which could impact positively on our lives.