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A Random Field Model for Improved Feature Extraction and Tracking

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A Random Field Model for Improved Feature Extraction and Tracking
This paper presents a novel method for illuminationinvariant and contrast preserving feature extraction, aimed at improving performance of tracking under complex light condition. Features to be extracted are represented as a weight field. An energy function of the field is defined as an approximate variance in robust statistics. A simple nonlinear iterative rule is derived to compute the optimal field. The optimal field is shown to be invariant to global illumination switching, and preserving target/background contrast. We incorporate the feature extraction method into a mean-shift tracker and this achieves reliable results on realworld sequences in complex scenes and varying illumination.
Xiaotong Yuan, Stan Z. Li
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Type Conference
Year 2006
Where AVSS
Authors Xiaotong Yuan, Stan Z. Li
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