Title: Structured Differential Learning for Automatic Threshold Setting,
Abstract: We introduce a technique that can automatically tune the parameters of a
rule-based computer vision system comprised of thresholds, combinational logic,
and time constants. This lets us retain the flexibility and perspicacity of a
conventionally structured system while allowing us to perform approximate
gradient descent using labeled data. While this is only a heuristic procedure,
as far as we are aware there is no other efficient technique for tuning such
systems. We describe the components of the system and the associated supervised
learning mechanism. We also demonstrate the utility of the algorithm by
comparing its performance versus hand tuning for an automotive headlight
controller. Despite having over 100 parameters, the method is able to
profitably adjust the system values given just the desired output for a number
of videos.