Robust multi-patch tracking

In this paper, we propose a robust and fast multi-patch visual tracking algorithm within the Bayesian inference framework. The target template is initialized by selecting the object in the first frame manually and dividing it into small patches. For one certain frame, target candidates are sampled with the state transition model. Each candidate is divided into patches in the same way as the target template. By comparing the candidate´s patches with the corresponding template patches, we can get the candidate´s likelihood. The tracking result is the candidate which Maximum a Posteriori estimation. After that, tracking is continued using the Bayesian state inference and template update. Our approach can handle appearance variation, occlusion, illumination change, scale variation, rotation and cluttered background. The tracker is fast and performs favorably against several state-of-the-art trackers on challenging sequences.