Initialization of Model-Based Vehicle Tracking in Video Sequences of Inner-City Intersections

Abstract A fully automatic initialization approach for 3Dmodel-based vehicle tracking has been developed, based on Edge-Element and Optical-Flow association. An entire automatic initialization and tracking system incorporating this approach achieves results comparable to those obtained by earlier experiments based on semi-interactive initialization, provided the assessment criteria are roughly equivalent. Experiences with a large testing sample--about 15 minutes of inner-city traffic videos--are discussed in detail. Keywords Tracking

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: IJCV
• Authors: Artur Ottlik, Hans-Hellmut Nagel
• Keywords: Automatic Initialization, Automatic Initialization Approach, Entire Automatic Initialization, IJCV 2006, IJCV 2008