Qualitative Multi-Scale Feature Hierarchies for Object Tracking

• This paper shows how the performance of feature trackers can be improved by building a view-based object representation consisting of qualitative relations between image structures at different scales. The idea is to track all image features individually, and to use the qualitative feature relations for resolving ambiguous matches and for introducing feature hypotheses whenever image features are mismatched or lost. Compared to more traditional work on view-based object tracking, this methodology has the ability to handle semi-rigid objects and partial occlusions. Compared to trackers based on three-dimensional object models, this approach is much simpler and of a more generic nature. A hands-on example is presented showing how an integrated application system can be constructed from conceptually very simple operations.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Datorseende och robotik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Computer Vision and Robotics (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Datavetenskap (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Computer Sciences (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

object representation

tracking

feature detection

scale selection

motion

matching

shape analysis

applications

scale-space

multi-scale representation

computer vision

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