A snake algorithm has been known that it has a strong point in extracting the exact contour of an object. But it is apt to be influenced by scattered edges around the control points. Since the shape of a moving object...A snake algorithm has been known that it has a strong point in extracting the exact contour of an object. But it is apt to be influenced by scattered edges around the control points. Since the shape of a moving object in 2D image changes a lot due to its rotation and translation in the 3D space, the conventional algorithm that takes into account slowly moving objects cannot provide an appropriate solution. To utilize the advantages of the snake algorithm while minimizing the drawbacks, this paper proposes the area variation based color snake algorithm for moving object tracking. The proposed algorithm includes a new energy term which is used for preserving the shape of an object between two consecutive images. The proposed one can also segment precisely interesting objects on complex image since it is based on color information. Experiment results show that the proposed algorithm is very effective in various environments.展开更多
This paper presents a new kernel-based algorithm for video object tracking called rebound of region of interest (RROI). The novel algorithm uses a rectangle-shaped section as region of interest (ROI) to represent and ...This paper presents a new kernel-based algorithm for video object tracking called rebound of region of interest (RROI). The novel algorithm uses a rectangle-shaped section as region of interest (ROI) to represent and track specific objects in videos. The proposed algorithm is constituted by two stages. The first stage seeks to determine the direction of the object’s motion by analyzing the changing regions around the object being tracked between two consecutive frames. Once the direction of the object’s motion has been predicted, it is initialized an iterative process that seeks to minimize a function of dissimilarity in order to find the location of the object being tracked in the next frame. The main advantage of the proposed algorithm is that, unlike existing kernel-based methods, it is immune to highly cluttered conditions. The results obtained by the proposed algorithm show that the tracking process was successfully carried out for a set of color videos with different challenging conditions such as occlusion, illumination changes, cluttered conditions, and object scale changes.展开更多
This paper discusses about the new approach of multiple object track-ing relative to background information.The concept of multiple object tracking through background learning is based upon the theory of relativity,th...This paper discusses about the new approach of multiple object track-ing relative to background information.The concept of multiple object tracking through background learning is based upon the theory of relativity,that involves a frame of reference in spatial domain to localize and/or track any object.Thefield of multiple object tracking has seen a lot of research,but researchers have considered the background as redundant.However,in object tracking,the back-ground plays a vital role and leads to definite improvement in the overall process of tracking.In the present work an algorithm is proposed for the multiple object tracking through background learning.The learning framework is based on graph embedding approach for localizing multiple objects.The graph utilizes the inher-ent capabilities of depth modelling that assist in prior to track occlusion avoidance among multiple objects.The proposed algorithm has been compared with the recent work available in literature on numerous performance evaluation measures.It is observed that our proposed algorithm gives better performance.展开更多
A literature analysis has shown that object search,recognition,and tracking systems are becoming increasingly popular.However,such systems do not achieve high practical results in analyzing small moving living objects...A literature analysis has shown that object search,recognition,and tracking systems are becoming increasingly popular.However,such systems do not achieve high practical results in analyzing small moving living objects ranging from 8 to 14 mm.This article examines methods and tools for recognizing and tracking the class of small moving objects,such as ants.To fulfill those aims,a customized You Only Look Once Ants Recognition(YOLO_AR)Convolutional Neural Network(CNN)has been trained to recognize Messor Structor ants in the laboratory using the LabelImg object marker tool.The proposed model is an extension of the You Only Look Once v4(Yolov4)512×512 model with an additional Self Regularized Non–Monotonic(Mish)activation function.Additionally,the scalable solution for continuous object recognizing and tracking was implemented.This solution is based on the OpenDatacam system,with extended Object Tracking modules that allow for tracking and counting objects that have crossed the custom boundary line.During the study,the methods of the alignment algorithm for finding the trajectory of moving objects were modified.I discovered that the Hungarian algorithm showed better results in tracking small objects than the K–D dimensional tree(k-d tree)matching algorithm used in OpenDataCam.Remarkably,such an algorithm showed better results with the implemented YOLO_AR model due to the lack of False Positives(FP).Therefore,I provided a new tracker module with a Hungarian matching algorithm verified on the Multiple Object Tracking(MOT)benchmark.Furthermore,additional customization parameters for object recognition and tracking results parsing and filtering were added,like boundary angle threshold(BAT)and past frames trajectory prediction(PFTP).Experimental tests confirmed the results of the study on a mobile device.During the experiment,parameters such as the quality of recognition and tracking of moving objects,the PFTP and BAT,and the configuration parameters of the neural network and boundary line model were analyzed.The results showed an increased tracking accuracy with the proposed methods by 50%.The study results confirmed the relevance of the topic and the effectiveness of the implemented methods and tools.展开更多
This research introduces a challenge in integrating and cleaning the data,which is a crucial task in object matching.While the object is detected and then measured,the vibration at different light intensities may influ...This research introduces a challenge in integrating and cleaning the data,which is a crucial task in object matching.While the object is detected and then measured,the vibration at different light intensities may influence the durability and reliability of mechanical systems or structures and cause problems such as damage,abnormal stopping,and disaster.Recent research failed to improve the accuracy rate and the computation time in tracking an object and in the vibration measurement.To solve all these problems,this proposed research simplifies the scaling factor determination by assigning a known real-world dimension to a predetermined portion of the image.A novel white color sticker of the known dimensions marked with a color dot is pasted on the surface of an object for the best result in the template matching using the Improved Up-Sampled Cross-Correlation(UCC)algorithm.The vibration measurement is calculated using the Finite-Difference Algorithm(FDA),a machine vision systemfitted with a macro lens sensor that is capable of capturing the image at a closer range,which does not affect the quality of displacement measurement from the video frames.Thefield test was conducted on the TAFE(Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited)tractor parts,and the percentage of error was recorded between 30%and 50%at very low vibration values close to zero,whereas it was recorded between 5%and 10%error in most high-accelerations,the essential range for vibration analysis.Finally,the suggested system is more suitable for measuring the vibration of stationary machinery having low frequency ranges.The use of a macro lens enables to capture of image frames at very close-ups.A 30%to 50%error percentage has been reported when the vibration amplitude is very small.Therefore,this study is not suitable for Nano vibration analysis.展开更多
This paper proposes an algorithm that extracts features of back side of the vehicle and detects the front vehicle in real-time by local feature tracking of vehicle in the continuous images.The features in back side of...This paper proposes an algorithm that extracts features of back side of the vehicle and detects the front vehicle in real-time by local feature tracking of vehicle in the continuous images.The features in back side of the vehicle are vertical and horizontal edges,shadow and symmetry.By comparing local features using the fixed window size,the features in the continuous images are tracked.A robust and fast Haarlike mask is used for detecting vertical and horizontal edges,and shadow is extracted by histogram equalization,and the sliding window method is used to compare both side templates of the detected candidates for extracting symmetry.The features for tracking are vertical edges,and histogram is used to compare location of the peak and magnitude of the edges.The method using local feature tracking in the continuous images is more robust for detecting vehicle than the method using single image,and the proposed algorithm is evaluated by continuous images obtained on the expressway and downtown.And it can be performed on real-time through applying it to the embedded system.展开更多
In this paper, the problem of bearings-only maneuvering target tracking in sensors network is investigated. Two objectives are proposed and optimized by the ant colony optimization (ACO), then two kinds of node sear...In this paper, the problem of bearings-only maneuvering target tracking in sensors network is investigated. Two objectives are proposed and optimized by the ant colony optimization (ACO), then two kinds of node searching strategies of the ACO algorithm are presented. On the basis of the nodes determined by the ACO algorithm, the interacting multiple models extended Kalman filter (IMMEKF) for the multi-sensor bearings-only maneuvering target tracking is introduced. Simulation results indicate that the proposed ACO algorithm performs better than the Closest Nodes method. Furthermore, the Strategy 2 of the two given strategies is preferred in terms of the requirement of real time.展开更多
Sperm motility analysis has a particular place in male fertility diagnosis. Computerized sperm tracking has an important role in extracting sperm trajectory and measuring sperm’s dynamic features. Due to free movemen...Sperm motility analysis has a particular place in male fertility diagnosis. Computerized sperm tracking has an important role in extracting sperm trajectory and measuring sperm’s dynamic features. Due to free movements of sperms in three dimensions, occlusion has remained a challenging problem in this area. This paper aims to present a robust single sperm tracking method being able to handle misdetections in sperm occlusion scenes. In this paper, a robust method of segmentation was utilized to provide the required measurements for a switchable weight particle filtering which was designed for single sperm tracking. In each frame, the target sperm was categorized in one of these three stages: before occlusion, occlusion, and after occlusion where the occlusion had been detected based on sperm’s physical characteristics. Depending on the target sperm stage, particles were weighted differently. In order to evaluate the algorithm, two groups of samples were studied where an expert had selected a single sperm of each sample to track manually and automatically. In the first group, the sperms with no occlusion along their trajectories were tracked to depict the general compatibility of the algorithm with sperm tracking. In the second group, the algorithm was applied on the sperms which had at least one occlusion during their path. The algorithm showed an accuracy of 95% on the first group and 86.66% on the second group which illustrate the robustness of the algorithm against occlusion.展开更多
鱼群多目标准确计数是水生态智能监测和集约化养殖产业中的重要环节,对水域生态环境智能保护和水产养殖现代化具有重要作用。现有鱼群多目标准确追踪和计数方法主要适用于鱼群外观清晰、游速缓慢和方向稳定等较理想的情况,难以有效适用...鱼群多目标准确计数是水生态智能监测和集约化养殖产业中的重要环节,对水域生态环境智能保护和水产养殖现代化具有重要作用。现有鱼群多目标准确追踪和计数方法主要适用于鱼群外观清晰、游速缓慢和方向稳定等较理想的情况,难以有效适用于现实情况下存在的鱼群互相遮挡、游动迅速和方向多变等复杂情况。为此,结合轻量化目标检测模型YOLOv5n,提出基于水平相似度匹配机制的鱼群追踪与计数方法。将鱼群计数问题视为多目标检测与追踪问题,设计水平相似度匹配机制,并对SORT(Simple Online and Realtime Tracking)算法进行优化。通过高速水流中鱼群个体在帧与帧之间的位置关系对检测框中心点的水平距离进行限制,以有效解决SORT算法存在的目标匹配混乱问题,显著提高追踪效果。实验结果表明,所提方法在鱼群多目标追踪数据集上的性能显著优于现有追踪方法,对目标遮挡、方向变化等情况目标追踪性能提升显著,并且该方法结构简单,易于实际应用。展开更多
摘要A snake algorithm has been known that it has a strong point in extracting the exact contour of an object. But it is apt to be influenced by scattered edges around the control points. Since the shape of a moving object in 2D image changes a lot due to its rotation and translation in the 3D space, the conventional algorithm that takes into account slowly moving objects cannot provide an appropriate solution. To utilize the advantages of the snake algorithm while minimizing the drawbacks, this paper proposes the area variation based color snake algorithm for moving object tracking. The proposed algorithm includes a new energy term which is used for preserving the shape of an object between two consecutive images. The proposed one can also segment precisely interesting objects on complex image since it is based on color information. Experiment results show that the proposed algorithm is very effective in various environments.
摘要This paper presents a new kernel-based algorithm for video object tracking called rebound of region of interest (RROI). The novel algorithm uses a rectangle-shaped section as region of interest (ROI) to represent and track specific objects in videos. The proposed algorithm is constituted by two stages. The first stage seeks to determine the direction of the object’s motion by analyzing the changing regions around the object being tracked between two consecutive frames. Once the direction of the object’s motion has been predicted, it is initialized an iterative process that seeks to minimize a function of dissimilarity in order to find the location of the object being tracked in the next frame. The main advantage of the proposed algorithm is that, unlike existing kernel-based methods, it is immune to highly cluttered conditions. The results obtained by the proposed algorithm show that the tracking process was successfully carried out for a set of color videos with different challenging conditions such as occlusion, illumination changes, cluttered conditions, and object scale changes.
摘要This paper discusses about the new approach of multiple object track-ing relative to background information.The concept of multiple object tracking through background learning is based upon the theory of relativity,that involves a frame of reference in spatial domain to localize and/or track any object.Thefield of multiple object tracking has seen a lot of research,but researchers have considered the background as redundant.However,in object tracking,the back-ground plays a vital role and leads to definite improvement in the overall process of tracking.In the present work an algorithm is proposed for the multiple object tracking through background learning.The learning framework is based on graph embedding approach for localizing multiple objects.The graph utilizes the inher-ent capabilities of depth modelling that assist in prior to track occlusion avoidance among multiple objects.The proposed algorithm has been compared with the recent work available in literature on numerous performance evaluation measures.It is observed that our proposed algorithm gives better performance.
摘要A literature analysis has shown that object search,recognition,and tracking systems are becoming increasingly popular.However,such systems do not achieve high practical results in analyzing small moving living objects ranging from 8 to 14 mm.This article examines methods and tools for recognizing and tracking the class of small moving objects,such as ants.To fulfill those aims,a customized You Only Look Once Ants Recognition(YOLO_AR)Convolutional Neural Network(CNN)has been trained to recognize Messor Structor ants in the laboratory using the LabelImg object marker tool.The proposed model is an extension of the You Only Look Once v4(Yolov4)512×512 model with an additional Self Regularized Non–Monotonic(Mish)activation function.Additionally,the scalable solution for continuous object recognizing and tracking was implemented.This solution is based on the OpenDatacam system,with extended Object Tracking modules that allow for tracking and counting objects that have crossed the custom boundary line.During the study,the methods of the alignment algorithm for finding the trajectory of moving objects were modified.I discovered that the Hungarian algorithm showed better results in tracking small objects than the K–D dimensional tree(k-d tree)matching algorithm used in OpenDataCam.Remarkably,such an algorithm showed better results with the implemented YOLO_AR model due to the lack of False Positives(FP).Therefore,I provided a new tracker module with a Hungarian matching algorithm verified on the Multiple Object Tracking(MOT)benchmark.Furthermore,additional customization parameters for object recognition and tracking results parsing and filtering were added,like boundary angle threshold(BAT)and past frames trajectory prediction(PFTP).Experimental tests confirmed the results of the study on a mobile device.During the experiment,parameters such as the quality of recognition and tracking of moving objects,the PFTP and BAT,and the configuration parameters of the neural network and boundary line model were analyzed.The results showed an increased tracking accuracy with the proposed methods by 50%.The study results confirmed the relevance of the topic and the effectiveness of the implemented methods and tools.
摘要This research introduces a challenge in integrating and cleaning the data,which is a crucial task in object matching.While the object is detected and then measured,the vibration at different light intensities may influence the durability and reliability of mechanical systems or structures and cause problems such as damage,abnormal stopping,and disaster.Recent research failed to improve the accuracy rate and the computation time in tracking an object and in the vibration measurement.To solve all these problems,this proposed research simplifies the scaling factor determination by assigning a known real-world dimension to a predetermined portion of the image.A novel white color sticker of the known dimensions marked with a color dot is pasted on the surface of an object for the best result in the template matching using the Improved Up-Sampled Cross-Correlation(UCC)algorithm.The vibration measurement is calculated using the Finite-Difference Algorithm(FDA),a machine vision systemfitted with a macro lens sensor that is capable of capturing the image at a closer range,which does not affect the quality of displacement measurement from the video frames.Thefield test was conducted on the TAFE(Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited)tractor parts,and the percentage of error was recorded between 30%and 50%at very low vibration values close to zero,whereas it was recorded between 5%and 10%error in most high-accelerations,the essential range for vibration analysis.Finally,the suggested system is more suitable for measuring the vibration of stationary machinery having low frequency ranges.The use of a macro lens enables to capture of image frames at very close-ups.A 30%to 50%error percentage has been reported when the vibration amplitude is very small.Therefore,this study is not suitable for Nano vibration analysis.
基金supported by the Brain Korea 21 Project in 2011 and MKE(The Ministry of Knowledge Economy),Korea,under the ITRC(Infor mation Technology Research Center)support program supervised by the NIPA(National IT Industry Promotion Agency)(NIPA-2011-C1090-1121-0010)
摘要This paper proposes an algorithm that extracts features of back side of the vehicle and detects the front vehicle in real-time by local feature tracking of vehicle in the continuous images.The features in back side of the vehicle are vertical and horizontal edges,shadow and symmetry.By comparing local features using the fixed window size,the features in the continuous images are tracked.A robust and fast Haarlike mask is used for detecting vertical and horizontal edges,and shadow is extracted by histogram equalization,and the sliding window method is used to compare both side templates of the detected candidates for extracting symmetry.The features for tracking are vertical edges,and histogram is used to compare location of the peak and magnitude of the edges.The method using local feature tracking in the continuous images is more robust for detecting vehicle than the method using single image,and the proposed algorithm is evaluated by continuous images obtained on the expressway and downtown.And it can be performed on real-time through applying it to the embedded system.
基金This paper was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu province of China (BK2004132)
摘要In this paper, the problem of bearings-only maneuvering target tracking in sensors network is investigated. Two objectives are proposed and optimized by the ant colony optimization (ACO), then two kinds of node searching strategies of the ACO algorithm are presented. On the basis of the nodes determined by the ACO algorithm, the interacting multiple models extended Kalman filter (IMMEKF) for the multi-sensor bearings-only maneuvering target tracking is introduced. Simulation results indicate that the proposed ACO algorithm performs better than the Closest Nodes method. Furthermore, the Strategy 2 of the two given strategies is preferred in terms of the requirement of real time.
摘要Sperm motility analysis has a particular place in male fertility diagnosis. Computerized sperm tracking has an important role in extracting sperm trajectory and measuring sperm’s dynamic features. Due to free movements of sperms in three dimensions, occlusion has remained a challenging problem in this area. This paper aims to present a robust single sperm tracking method being able to handle misdetections in sperm occlusion scenes. In this paper, a robust method of segmentation was utilized to provide the required measurements for a switchable weight particle filtering which was designed for single sperm tracking. In each frame, the target sperm was categorized in one of these three stages: before occlusion, occlusion, and after occlusion where the occlusion had been detected based on sperm’s physical characteristics. Depending on the target sperm stage, particles were weighted differently. In order to evaluate the algorithm, two groups of samples were studied where an expert had selected a single sperm of each sample to track manually and automatically. In the first group, the sperms with no occlusion along their trajectories were tracked to depict the general compatibility of the algorithm with sperm tracking. In the second group, the algorithm was applied on the sperms which had at least one occlusion during their path. The algorithm showed an accuracy of 95% on the first group and 86.66% on the second group which illustrate the robustness of the algorithm against occlusion.
摘要鱼群多目标准确计数是水生态智能监测和集约化养殖产业中的重要环节,对水域生态环境智能保护和水产养殖现代化具有重要作用。现有鱼群多目标准确追踪和计数方法主要适用于鱼群外观清晰、游速缓慢和方向稳定等较理想的情况,难以有效适用于现实情况下存在的鱼群互相遮挡、游动迅速和方向多变等复杂情况。为此,结合轻量化目标检测模型YOLOv5n,提出基于水平相似度匹配机制的鱼群追踪与计数方法。将鱼群计数问题视为多目标检测与追踪问题,设计水平相似度匹配机制,并对SORT(Simple Online and Realtime Tracking)算法进行优化。通过高速水流中鱼群个体在帧与帧之间的位置关系对检测框中心点的水平距离进行限制,以有效解决SORT算法存在的目标匹配混乱问题,显著提高追踪效果。实验结果表明,所提方法在鱼群多目标追踪数据集上的性能显著优于现有追踪方法,对目标遮挡、方向变化等情况目标追踪性能提升显著,并且该方法结构简单,易于实际应用。