Real-time camera tracking using sports pitch markings

Journal of Real-Time Image Processing

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 117-132

  Thomas, Graham ^a  

^a BBC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Camera calibration; Camera tracking; Football; Pose estimation; Soccer

Indexed keywords

BROADCASTING; CAMERAS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SENSORS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

CAMERA CALIBRATION; CAMERA POSITION; CAMERA TRACKING; POSE ESTIMATION; TRACKING PROCESS; VIRTUAL ANNOTATIONS;

TRACKING (POSITION);

EID: 35648935461     PISSN: 18618200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11554-007-0041-1     Document Type: Article

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