Object Tracking Using Curvilinear Features

J. G. Landowski; R. S. Loe

doi:10.1117/12.948478

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16 December 1988 Object Tracking Using Curvilinear Features

J. G. Landowski, R. S. Loe

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Proceedings Volume 0974, Applications of Digital Image Processing XI; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948478
Event: 32nd Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1988, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

This article discusses a technique for following an object of interest through a sequence of time varying imagery. The approach described is based on matching strong curvilinear edge features using a chain code 'representation for the edges. A simple match function suitable for efficient real-time implementation is described. It can handle reasonable amounts of obscuration, small rotations and edge fragmentation. We have applied this process to several infrared image sequences with results that are better than standard correlation strategies and that meet our operational requirements.

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J. G. Landowski and R. S. Loe "Object Tracking Using Curvilinear Features", Proc. SPIE 0974, Applications of Digital Image Processing XI, (16 December 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948478

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