Developing a real-time, robust, video tracker

Author

Plakas, K. ; Trucco, E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. & Electr. Eng., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK

Volume

2

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

1345

Abstract

Tracking targets robustly in video sequences is a basic component for several image processing applications, including mosaicing, stabilisation and shape/structure reconstruction from motion. The authors present recent developments of their work on a real-time video tracker, capable of tracking 30-50 feature points at 10-20 frames per second (depending on parameter settings) on a standard PC platform. Examples of tracking results with real mission sequences as well as laboratory tank data are shown. They also illustrate some applications where their real-time tracker has been successfully embedded in larger systems

Keywords

computer vision; feature extraction; geophysical signal processing; geophysical techniques; image sequences; oceanographic techniques; computer vision; feature extraction; geophysical measurement technique; image processing; image sequence; marine sediment; ocean; optical image; optical imaging; real-time; robust system; seafloor; video tracker; Application software; Computer vision; Feature extraction; Image reconstruction; Laboratories; Oceans; Robustness; Shape; Target tracking; Underwater tracking;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2000 MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition

Conference_Location

Providence, RI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6551-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2000.881790

Filename

881790