Stereo-Based Head Pose Tracking Using Iterative Closest Point and Normal Flow Constraint
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Title
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Stereo-Based Head Pose Tracking Using Iterative Closest Point and Normal Flow Constraint
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Creator
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Morency, Louis-Philippe
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Date
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2004-10-20T20:31:42Z
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Date Available
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2004-10-20T20:31:42Z
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Date Issued
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2003-05-01
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Identifier
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AITR-2003-006
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Abstract
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In this text, we present two stereo-based head tracking techniques along with a fast 3D model acquisition system. The first tracking technique is a robust implementation of stereo-based head tracking designed for interactive environments with uncontrolled lighting. We integrate fast face detection and drift reduction algorithms with a gradient-based stereo rigid motion tracking technique. Our system can automatically segment and track a user's head under large rotation and illumination variations. Precision and usability of this approach are compared with previous tracking methods for cursor control and target selection in both desktop and interactive room environments. The second tracking technique is designed to improve the robustness of head pose tracking for fast movements. Our iterative hybrid tracker combines constraints from the ICP (Iterative Closest Point) algorithm and normal flow constraint. This new technique is more precise for small movements and noisy depth than ICP alone, and more robust for large movements than the normal flow constraint alone. We present experiments which test the accuracy of our approach on sequences of real and synthetic stereo images. The 3D model acquisition system we present quickly aligns intensity and depth images, and reconstructs a textured 3D mesh. 3D views are registered with shape alignment based on our iterative hybrid tracker. We reconstruct the 3D model using a new Cubic Ray Projection merging algorithm which takes advantage of a novel data structure: the linked voxel space. We present experiments to test the accuracy of our approach on 3D face modelling using real-time stereo images.
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Extent
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60 p.
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5276045 bytes
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2896854 bytes
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Format
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application/postscript
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application/pdf
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Language
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Relation
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AITR-2003-006
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Subject
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AI
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Head pose estimation
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Stereo processing
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Cursor control
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3D model acquisition