3D Object tracking using computer graphics and edge

We have proposed a 3D object tracking framework with a Coarse-to-Fine combination strategy for robot vision applications. In the coarse step, compared with those edge-based only methods, the convergence range of initial camera pose estimation has been enlarged in our system by a template-based matching between a series of template images rendered from Computer Graphics (CG) and a current image. In the fine step an edge-based object tracking method is used to realize a more accurate visual tracking application with the results from the previous coarse step. In the video, two experiments have been carried out to evaluate our proposed template-based matching method using CG images. An application demo is included to show that our strategy is applicable for a real robot system.