3-D-skeleton-based head detection and tracking using range images

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 4064-4077

  Devarakota, Pandu Rangarao ^a,b   Castillo Franco, Marta ^a   Ginhoux, Romuald ^a   Mirbach, Bruno ^a   Kater, Serge ^a   Ottersten, Björn ^b,c  

^a IEE S A   (Luxembourg)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

3 D head detection and tracking; 3 D skeleton; Airbags; Automotive safety; Multiple hypothesis tracking (MHT); Reeb graph

Indexed keywords

3-D HEAD DETECTION AND TRACKING; 3-D SKELETON; AIRBAGS; AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY; MULTIPLE-HYPOTHESIS TRACKING (MHT); REEB GRAPH;

CONTROL THEORY; SECURITY SYSTEMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TOPOLOGY; TRACKING (POSITION);

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 70350587343     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2009.2020595     Document Type: Article

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