Deformable object tracking with statistical models

Zhuan Q. Huang, Zhuhan Jiang

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    Abstract

    ![CDATA[We propose to track an object of interest in video sequences based on a statistical model. The object appearance is modeled with kernel elements that are induced by a normalized non-parametric density in the local regions. The choice of these kernel elements is based on the stable appearance or distinctive features such as discriminative characteristics from background. This allows imposing weight factors to signify certain features in the object searching process, which is extended from the template match by relaxing the matching pixels' correspondence so as to handle more effectively the local appearance changes caused by the object deformation or illumination changes. The object extraction process is less computational because fewer matching pixels are actually needed. Experiments show that this approach can well handle the local appearance change for a deforming object. As an alternative method, a Bayesian framework is applied to derive the posterior probabilities for the tracked object. The object likelihood and the background likelihood for a given pixel are calculated by the non-parametric density estimators, and are incorporated with a spatial probability model to optimize the statistical location of the current object.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings: 2nd International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems, ICSPCS 2008, Australia, Gold Coast, 15-17 December 2008, Incorporating: The 10th International Symposium on DSP and Communication Systems, DSPCS̢۪2008, and the 7th Workshop on the Internet, Telecommunications and Signal Processing, WITSP'2008
    PublisherIEEE
    Number of pages9
    ISBN (Print)9781424442423
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008
    EventInternational Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems -
    Duration: 16 Dec 2013 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems
    Period16/12/13 → …

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