Detecting humans: analysis and synthesis as a pattern recognition problem

Pankaj Kumar; Kuntal Sengupta; Surenda Ranganath

doi:10.1117/12.386673

30 May 2000 Detecting humans: analysis and synthesis as a pattern recognition problem

Pankaj Kumar, Kuntal Sengupta, Surenda Ranganath

Proceedings Volume 4067, Visual Communications and Image Processing 2000; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.386673
Event: Visual Communications and Image Processing 2000, 2000, Perth, Australia

Abstract

In this paper, we address a few important image analysis problems, which are fundamental to the design of Perceptual User Interface. We use an inexpensive stationary desktop camera to collect the video streams and use them as input to the system. We present an algorithm for segmenting moving foreground object of interest from a complex, but stationary background. This algorithm can cope with illumination changes due to shadows, Automatic Exposure Correction and long term illumination changes in the environment. The segmentation is done real time and works well for both indoor and outdoor scenes. The detected foreground is recognized as human being based on head shoulder profile.

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Pankaj Kumar, Kuntal Sengupta, and Surenda Ranganath "Detecting humans: analysis and synthesis as a pattern recognition problem", Proc. SPIE 4067, Visual Communications and Image Processing 2000, (30 May 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.386673

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