7. Conclusion
In this paper, we propose an iterative 3D shape classification method using online metric learning. The features of our method lie in three aspects. Firstly, the collection of 3D shapes can be classified group by group and iteratively. The unsupervised clustering, online metric learning and user intervention are integrated into a framework and work as a cohesive whole. Secondly, the users can classify the 3D shape collection flexibly and freely. They can get the desirable shape classifi- cation result without the prior determination about the scope and number of the categories. Finally, the scalable collection can be handled dynamically and efficiently. By our updating mechanism, our method can process the large scaled data set, and the dynamic increasing data set. Experimental results show that the proposed method improves both the effectiveness and efficiency of 3D shape classification.