Face tracking using a hyperbolic catadioptric omnidirectional system
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2009
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Massey University
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Abstract
In the first part of this paper, we present a brief review on catadioptric omnidirectional
systems. The special case of the hyperbolic omnidirectional system is analysed in depth.
The literature shows that a hyperboloidal mirror has two clear advantages over alternative
geometries. Firstly, a hyperboloidal mirror has a single projection centre [1]. Secondly, the
image resolution is uniformly distributed along the mirror’s radius [2].
In the second part of this paper we show empirical results for the detection and tracking
of faces from the omnidirectional images using Viola-Jones method. Both panoramic and
perspective projections, extracted from the omnidirectional image, were used for that purpose.
The omnidirectional image size was 480x480 pixels, in greyscale. The tracking method used
regions of interest (ROIs) set as the result of the detections of faces from a panoramic projection
of the image. In order to avoid losing or duplicating detections, the panoramic projection was
extended horizontally. Duplications were eliminated based on the ROIs established by previous
detections. After a confirmed detection, faces were tracked from perspective projections (which
are called virtual cameras), each one associated with a particular face. The zoom, pan and tilt
of each virtual camera was determined by the ROIs previously computed on the panoramic
image.
The results show that, when using a careful combination of the two projections, good frame
rates can be achieved in the task of tracking faces reliably.
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Face detection, Face tracking, Omnidirectional images, Viola-Jones detection, Catadioptric system
Citation
Barczak, A.L.C., Okamoto Jr, J., Grassi Jr, V. (2009), Face tracking using a hyperbolic catadioptric omnidirectional system, Research Letters in the Information and Mathematical Sciences, 13, 55-67