Human pose classification within the context of near-IR imagery tracking

Jiwan Han; Anna Gaszczak; Ryszard Maciol; Stuart E. Barnes; Toby P. Breckon

doi:10.1117/12.2028375

16 October 2013 Human pose classification within the context of near-IR imagery tracking

Jiwan Han, Anna Gaszczak, Ryszard Maciol, Stuart E. Barnes, Toby P. Breckon

Proceedings Volume 8901, Optics and Photonics for Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting and Defence IX; and Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology X; 89010E (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2028375
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2013, Dresden, Germany

Abstract

We address the challenge of human behaviour analysis within automated image understanding. Whilst prior work concentrates on this task within visible-band (EO) imagery, by contrast we target basic human pose classification in thermal-band (infrared, IR) imagery. By leveraging the key advantages of limb localization this imagery offers we target two distinct human pose classification problems of varying complexity: 1) identifying passive or active individuals within the scene and 2) the identification of individuals potentially carrying weapons. Both approaches use a discrete set of features capturing body pose characteristics from which a range of machine learning techniques are then employed for final classification. Significant success is shown on these challenging tasks over a wide range of environmental conditions within the wider context of automated human target tracking in thermal-band (IR) imagery.

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Jiwan Han, Anna Gaszczak, Ryszard Maciol, Stuart E. Barnes, and Toby P. Breckon "Human pose classification within the context of near-IR imagery tracking", Proc. SPIE 8901, Optics and Photonics for Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting and Defence IX; and Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology X, 89010E (16 October 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2028375

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