JSW 2014 Vol.9(1): 147-153 ISSN: 1796-217X
doi: 10.4304/jsw.9.1.147-153
doi: 10.4304/jsw.9.1.147-153
Object Tracking Based on Camshift with Multi-feature Fusion
Zhiyu Zhou1, Dichong Wu2, Xiaolong Peng3, Zefei Zhu4, Kaikai Luo5
1College of Information, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
2Business Administration College, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics, Hangzhou, China
3College of Information, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
4College of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
5College of Information, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
Abstract—It is very hard for traditional Camshift to survive of drastic interferences and occlusions of similar objects. This paper puts forward an innovative tracking method using Camshift with multi-feature fusion. Firstly, SIFT features and edge features of the Camshift in RGB space are counted to reduce the probability of disruption by occlusion and clutter. Then, the texture features are collected to resolve the problems of analogue interference, the texture similarity between current frame and previous frames are calculated to determine the object area. The paper also describes the GM(1,1) prediction model, which could solve the occlusion problems in a novel way. Finally, through the motion trajectory, it can anticipate the exact position of the object. The results of several tracking tasks prove that our method has solved problems of occlusions, interferences and shadows. And it performs well in both tracking robustness and computational efficiency.
Index Terms—Camshift, GM(1,1), SIFT features, Object tracking
2Business Administration College, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics, Hangzhou, China
3College of Information, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
4College of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
5College of Information, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
Abstract—It is very hard for traditional Camshift to survive of drastic interferences and occlusions of similar objects. This paper puts forward an innovative tracking method using Camshift with multi-feature fusion. Firstly, SIFT features and edge features of the Camshift in RGB space are counted to reduce the probability of disruption by occlusion and clutter. Then, the texture features are collected to resolve the problems of analogue interference, the texture similarity between current frame and previous frames are calculated to determine the object area. The paper also describes the GM(1,1) prediction model, which could solve the occlusion problems in a novel way. Finally, through the motion trajectory, it can anticipate the exact position of the object. The results of several tracking tasks prove that our method has solved problems of occlusions, interferences and shadows. And it performs well in both tracking robustness and computational efficiency.
Index Terms—Camshift, GM(1,1), SIFT features, Object tracking
Cite: Zhiyu Zhou, Dichong Wu, Xiaolong Peng, Zefei Zhu, Kaikai Luo, "Object Tracking Based on Camshift with Multi-feature Fusion," Journal of Software vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 147-153, 2014.
General Information
ISSN: 1796-217X (Online)
Frequency: Quarterly
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Antanas Verikas
Executive Editor: Ms. Yoyo Y. Zhou
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