The generic Meanshift is susceptible to interference of background pixels with the target pixels in the kernel of the reference model, which compromises the tracking performance. In this paper, we enhance the target c...The generic Meanshift is susceptible to interference of background pixels with the target pixels in the kernel of the reference model, which compromises the tracking performance. In this paper, we enhance the target color feature by attenuating the background color within the kernel through enlarging the pixel weightings which map to the pixels on the target. This way, the background pixel interference is largely suppressed in the color histogram in the course of constructing the target reference model. In addition, the proposed method also reduces the number of Meanshift iterations, which speeds up the algorithmic convergence. The two tests validate the proposed approach with improved tracking robustness on real-world video sequences.展开更多
基金Supported by the Program for Technology Innovation Team of Ningbo Government (No. 2011B81002)the Ningbo University Science Research Foundation (No.xkl11075)
文摘The generic Meanshift is susceptible to interference of background pixels with the target pixels in the kernel of the reference model, which compromises the tracking performance. In this paper, we enhance the target color feature by attenuating the background color within the kernel through enlarging the pixel weightings which map to the pixels on the target. This way, the background pixel interference is largely suppressed in the color histogram in the course of constructing the target reference model. In addition, the proposed method also reduces the number of Meanshift iterations, which speeds up the algorithmic convergence. The two tests validate the proposed approach with improved tracking robustness on real-world video sequences.
