An efficient particle filter for color-based tracking in complex scenes

Jesus Martinez-del-Rincon, Carlos Orrite-Urunuela, J. Elias Herrero-Jaraba

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Abstract

In this paper, we introduce an efficient method for particle selection in tracking objects in complex scenes. Firstly, we improve the proposal distribution function of the tracking algorithm, including current observation, reducing the cost of evaluating particles with a very low likelihood. In addition, we use a partitioned sampling approach to decompose the dynamic state in several stages. It enables to deal with high-dimensional states without an excessive computational cost. To represent the color distribution, the appearance of the tracked object is modelled by sampled pixels. Based on this representation, the probability of any observation is estimated using non-parametric techniques in color space. As a result, we obtain a Probability color Density Image (PDI) where each pixel points its membership to the target color model. In this way, the evaluation of all particles is accelerated by computing the likelihood p(z|x) using the Integral Image of the PDI.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2007 IEEE CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED VIDEO AND SIGNAL BASED SURVEILLANCE
Place of PublicationNEW YORK
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages176-181
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)978-1-4244-1695-0
Publication statusPublished - 2007
EventIEEE Conference on Advanced Video and Signal Based Surveillance - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 05 Sept 200707 Sept 2007

Conference

ConferenceIEEE Conference on Advanced Video and Signal Based Surveillance
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period05/09/200707/09/2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Signal Processing

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