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Singularity Analysis for Articulated Object Tracking
D.D. Morris and J. Rehg
Proceedings of CVPR '98, June, 1998, pp. 289 - 296.

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We analyze the use of kinematic constraints for articulated object tracking. Conditions for the occurrence of singularities in 3-D models are presented and their effects on tracking are characterized. We describe a novel 2-D Scaled Prismatic Model (SPM) for figure registration. In contrast to 3-D kinematic models, the SPM has fewer singularity problems and does not require detailed knowledge of the 3-D kinematics. We fully characterize the singularities in the SPM and illustrate tracking through singularities using synthetic and real examples with 3-D and 2-D models. Our results demonstrate the significant benefits of the SPM in tracking with a single source of video.

Associated project: Articulated Motion Tracking

Number of pages: 8

D.D. Morris and J. Rehg, "Singularity Analysis for Articulated Object Tracking," Proceedings of CVPR '98, June, 1998, pp. 289 - 296.

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