This work proposes a novel approach to object recognition, particularly for human faces, based on the principle of human cognition. The suggested approach can handle a dataset or problem with a... Show More

This work proposes a novel approach to object recognition, particularly for human faces, based on the principle of human cognition. The suggested approach can handle a dataset or problem with a large number of classes for classification more effectively. The model for the facial recognition-based object detection system was constructed using a combination of decision tree clustering based multi-level Backpropagation neural network classifier-TFMLBPNN-DTC and hybrid texture feature (ILMFD+GLCM) and applied on NS and ORL databases. This model produced the classification accuracy (±standard deviation) of 95.37 ±0.951877% and 90.83 ± 1.374369% for single input and 96.58 ±0.5604582% and 91.50 ± 2.850439% for group-based decision for NS and ORL database respectively. The better classification results encourage its application to other object recognition and classification issues. This work's basic idea also makes it easier to improve classification management for a wide range of classes.