Comparison of the results predicted by our models against video of a human iris.
Photorealistic Models for Pupil Light Reflex and Iridal Pattern Deformation
Vitor F. Pamplona1
vfpamplona@inf.ufrgs.br

Manuel M. Oliveira1
oliveira@inf.ufrgs.br
Gladimir V. G. Baranoski2
gvgbaran@curumin.math.uwaterloo.ca


Instituto de Informática, UFRGS      University of Waterloo

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ACM Transactions on Graphics.
28 (4), 2009. p. 106:1-12. [DOI]


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Abstract

We introduce a physiologically-based model for pupil light reflex (PLR) and an image-based model for iridal pattern deformation. Our PLR model expresses the pupil diameter as a function of the lighting of the environment, and is described by a delay-differential equation, naturally adapting the pupil diameter even to abrupt changes in light conditions. Since the parameters of our PLR model were derived from measured data, it correctly simulates the actual behavior of the human pupil. Another contribution of our work is a model for realistic deformation of the iris pattern as a function of pupil dilation and constriction. Our models produce high-fidelity appearance effects and can be used to produce real-time predictive animations of the pupil and iris under variable lighting conditions. We assess the predictability and quality of our simulations through comparisons of modeled results against measured data derived from experiments also described in this work. Combined, our models can bring facial animation to new photorealistic standards.

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Vitor F. Pamplona, Manuel M. Oliveira, and Gladimir V. G. Baranoski. "Photorealistic Models for Pupil Light Reflex and Iridal Pattern Deformation".  ACM Transactions on Graphics. 28 (4), 2009, p. 106:1-12.

BibTeX

@article{Pamplona:2009:PMP:1559755.1559763,
 author = {Pamplona, Vitor F. and Oliveira, Manuel M. and Baranoski, Gladimir V. G.},
 title = {Photorealistic models for pupil light reflex and iridal pattern deformation},
 journal = {ACM Trans. Graph.},
 issue_date = {August 2009},
 volume = {28},
 issue = {4},
 year = {2009},
 pages = {106:1--106:12},
 articleno = {106},
} 

Keywords

Face animation, Image-based modelling, Iris animation, Photorealism, Physiologically-based modelling.

Acknowledgments

Manuel M. Oliveira acknowledges a CNPq-Brazil fellowship (305613/2007-3).
Gladimir V. G. Baranoski acknowledges a NSERC-Canada grant (238337).