Robust illumination-invariant tracking algorithm based on HOGs

Daniel Miramontes-Jaramillo, Vitaly Kober, Víctor H. Díaz-Ramírez

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Abstract

Common tracking systems are usually affected by environmental and technical interferences such as non-uniform illumination, sensors' noise, geometrical scene distortion, etc. Among these issues, the former is particularly interesting because it destroys important spatial characteristics of objects in observed scenes. We propose a two-step tracking algorithm: first, preprocessing locally normalizes the illumination difference between the target object and observed frames; second, the normalized object is tracked by means of a designed template structure based on histograms of oriented gradients and kinematic prediction model. The algorithm performance is tested in terms of recognition and localization errors in real scenarios. In order to achieve high rate of the processing, we use GPU parallel processing technologies. Finally, our algorithm is compared with other state-of-the-art trackers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplications of Digital Image Processing XXXVIII
EditorsAndrew G. Tescher, Andrew G. Tescher
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781628417654, 9781628417654
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
EventApplications of Digital Image Processing XXXVIII - San Diego, United States
Duration: 10 Aug 201513 Aug 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9599
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceApplications of Digital Image Processing XXXVIII
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period10/08/1513/08/15

Keywords

  • GPU implementation
  • Tracking
  • non-uniform illumination
  • oriented gradient histograms

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