A crucial task in facial expression recognition is the classification of facial features in captured images. This classification task is challenging because facial features change dynamically due to several facial expressions. Additionally, the captured face images are often degraded by additive noise, nonuniform illumination, geometrical modifications, and partial occlusions, increasing uncertainty in classification . Several successful methods for facial landmark classification based on machine learning have been proposed. This work presents a comparative study of existing classification methods for facial landmarks in image sequences degraded by noise, nonuniform illumination, and partial occlusions. The performance of the classification methods considered in the study is quantified in terms of accuracy using face images from well-known datasets. The study aims to provide useful insights into the efficacy of existing facial landmark classification methods under challenging conditions.
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