Application of Cascade Methods as a Universal Object Detection Tool

Abstract—This paper is devoted to a review of the achievements of the Moscow scientific school of image recognition, formed under the leadership of Professor Vladimir L’vovich Arlazarov, in the field of development and application of the Viola–Jones method. One of the main areas of research at the school is the development of computationally efficient recognition algorithms, which requires a deep understanding of the problem and a wide expertise in the field of existing classical algorithms. Such classic method as the Viola—Jones method became an essential tool to solve a wide range of image recognition problems. This paper provides an overview of the modifications of the original method developed by the scientific school and describes in detail the experience of solving many different practical problems that arise in the development of modern energy-efficient image recognition systems.