TY - GEN
T1 - Model-based motion tracking system using distributed network cameras
AU - Iwashita, Yumi
AU - Kurazume, Ryo
AU - Mori, Takamitsu
AU - Saito, Masaki
AU - Hasegawa, Tsutomu
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - For a coexisting and collaborative society that incorporates humans and robots, the detection, tracking, and recognition of human motion are indispensable techniques for a robot to safely and securely interact with humans. The present paper proposes a motion tracking system using distributed network cameras that are placed in a sizeable environment, such as a street or a town. Model-based motion tracking is adopted in this system, and an asynchronous process is invoked for updating motion estimation in each camera individually. A 2D distance map created by the Fast Marching Method is used to estimate human motion in real-time. Experiments demonstrate that human motion while walking among eight distributed cameras is tracked correctly by automatically selecting appropriate cameras.
AB - For a coexisting and collaborative society that incorporates humans and robots, the detection, tracking, and recognition of human motion are indispensable techniques for a robot to safely and securely interact with humans. The present paper proposes a motion tracking system using distributed network cameras that are placed in a sizeable environment, such as a street or a town. Model-based motion tracking is adopted in this system, and an asynchronous process is invoked for updating motion estimation in each camera individually. A 2D distance map created by the Fast Marching Method is used to estimate human motion in real-time. Experiments demonstrate that human motion while walking among eight distributed cameras is tracked correctly by automatically selecting appropriate cameras.
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U2 - 10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509845
DO - 10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509845
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77955795066
SN - 9781424450381
T3 - Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
SP - 3020
EP - 3025
BT - 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2010
T2 - 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2010
Y2 - 3 May 2010 through 7 May 2010
ER -