Rotation Invariant Neural Network-Based Face Detection

摘要

In this paper, we present a neural network-based face detection system. Unlikesimilar systems which are limited to detecting upright, frontal faces, this system detects faces at any degree of rotation in the image plane. The system employs multiple networks; the first is a router network which processes each input window to determine its orientation and then uses this information to prepare the window for one or more detector networks. We present the training methods for both types of networks. We also perform sensitivity analysis on the networks, and present empirical results on a large test set. Finally, we present preliminary results for detecting faces which are rotated out of the image plane, such as profiles and semi profiles.